anedota

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), via French anecdote.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.neˈdɔ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.neˈdɔ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.neˈdɔ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɨˈdɔ.tɐ/ [ɐ.nɨˈðɔ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧ne‧do‧ta

Noun

anedota f (plural anedotas)

1. anecdote (short account of an incident)

   Synonym: relato

2. joke (an amusing story)

   Synonym: piada

Related terms

• anedotário, anedótico, anedotista, anedotizar