trocadilho

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Portuguese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From trocado (“switched”) +‎ -ilho, from trocar (“to switch”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾo.kaˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾo.kaˈd͡ʒi.ʎo/

  • Rhymes: -iʎu
  • Hyphenation: tro‧ca‧di‧lho

Noun[edit]

trocadilho m (plural trocadilhos)

  1. pun (joke or type of wordplay)
    Synonym: calembur
    O trocadilho, infelizmente, é intraduzível.
    The pun is unfortunately untranslatable.
  2. spoonerism (phrase where sounds are transposed)
    Synonym: spoonerismo

Related terms[edit]

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