Bolsonaro

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Bolzonaro, from bolzone (“kind of battering ram”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bow.soˈna.ɾu/ [boʊ̯.soˈna.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bow.soˈna.ɾu/ [boʊ̯.soˈna.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bow.soˈna.ɾo/ [boʊ̯.soˈna.ɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bol.suˈna.ɾu/ [boɫ.suˈna.ɾu], /bɔl.suˈna.ɾu/ [bɔɫ.suˈna.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: Bol‧so‧na‧ro

Proper noun

Bolsonaro

1. a surname from Italian
2. Jair Bolsonaro (1955–), president of Brazil (2019–2022)

Derived terms

• bolsominion
• bolsonarismo
• bolsonarista