trovão

See also: trovaõ

Portuguese

Trovões

Alternative forms

• trovaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Metathetical alteration of Old Portuguese torvon (possibly influenced by troar (“to thunder”)), from Vulgar Latin *turbōnem (“whirlwind”), accusative of Latin turbō, turbinem, with altered declension. Compare Galician trebón, Spanish turbión (archaic or dialectal turbón). Doublet of turbina, from ultimately the same Latin root, through French.

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