alvejante

Portuguese

Alvejantes

Etymology

From alvejar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.veˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.veˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.veˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.veˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.veˈʒɐ̃.te/ [aʊ̯.veˈʒɐ̃.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/ [aɫ.vɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/ [aɫ.vɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.bɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/ [aɫ.βɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: al‧ve‧jan‧te

Adjective

alvejante m or f (plural alvejantes)

1. bleaching

Noun

alvejante m (plural alvejantes)

1. bleach (chemical used industrially or domestically to remove colour from fabric or to disinfect after cleaning)

Further reading

• “alvejante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025