saxofone

See also: Saxofone

Portuguese

saxofone

Etymology

From French saxophone (“saxophone”), after its inventor Adolphe Sax.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsak.soˈfõ.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsak.soˈfõ.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsak.soˈfo.ne/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsa.ksɔˈfɔ.nɨ/

• Hyphenation: sa‧xo‧fo‧ne

Noun

saxofone m (plural saxofones)

1. saxophone (a musical instrument of the woodwind family)

   Synonym: sax

Related terms

• saxofonista

Further reading

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