Mineiraço

Portuguese

Etymology

Mineirão +‎ -aço, in reference to the venue, Mineirão, and the magnitude of the shock defeat.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ne(j)ˈɾa.su/ [mi.ne(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ne(j)ˈɾa.su/ [mi.ne(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ne(j)ˈɾa.so/ [mi.ne(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.nɐjˈɾa.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.nɐjˈɾa.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.nejˈɾa.su/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.nejˈɾa.su/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.neˈɾa.su/

Proper noun

Mineiraço m

1. (Brazil, slang) the 7–1 defeat of the Brazil national football team to Germany in the semifinal of the 2014 FIFA World Cup