trovão

See also: trovaõ

Portuguese

Trovões

Alternative forms

• trovaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Metathetical alteration of Old Portuguese torvon (possibly influenced by troar (“to thunder”)), from Latin turbō, turbōnem (“whirlwind”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾo.ˈvɐ̃w̃/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾo.ˈvɐ̃õ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾu.ˈvɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: tro‧vão

Noun

trovão m (plural trovões)

1. thunder (the sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge)
2. thunder (sound resembling thunder)

Synonyms

• (sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge): trovejada (Beira), trovoada
• (sound resembling thunder): estardalhaço, estrépito, estrondo, fragor, ribombo

Derived terms

• trovejada
• trovejado
• trovejador
• trovejamento
• trovejante

• trovejantemente
• trovejar
• trovejo
• trovoada

• trovoante
• trovoar
• trovoento
• trovoso