perdão

See also: perdaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• perdaõ (obsolete)
• perdam (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perdon, from perdõar (“to forgive”) (Modern Portuguese perdoar).

Pronunciation

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɛʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [pɛɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /peɻˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [pɨɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: per‧dão

Noun

perdão m (plural perdões)

1. pardon; forgiveness

   Synonyms: desculpa, indulto

Interjection

perdão

1. (somewhat formal) excuse me (used to request someone’s attention)

   Synonym: com licença

2. (somewhat formal) sorry (used as an apology)

   Synonyms: desculpa, (Brazil, colloquial) foi mal

Related terms

• imperdoável
• perdoador
• perdoamento
• perdoança
• perdoar
• perdoável

Further reading

• “perdão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perdão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026