relâmpago

See also: relámpago

Portuguese

relâmpago

Alternative forms

• relâmpado (obsolete)

Etymology

Alteration of relâmpado, from re- +‎ lâmpado, from Latin lampada (“lamp”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ˈlɐ̃.pa.ɡu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /he.ˈlɐ̃.pa.ɡo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ˈlɐ̃.pɐ.ɣu/
• Hyphenation: re‧lâm‧pa‧go

Noun

relâmpago m (plural relâmpagos)

1. lightning (flash of light caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge)

Synonyms

• raio, relampagueamento, relampejo

Derived terms

• relâmpago globular

Related terms

• relampadar
• relampadear
• relampadejante
• relampadejar

• relâmpado
• relampagueamento
• relampagueante
• relampaguear

• relampaguejar
• relampar
• relampeado
• relampejante

• relampejar
• relampejo
• relampo
• relamposo