azul e branco

Portuguese

Sabão azul e branco

Etymology

Literally, “blue and white”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw i ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [aˈzuʊ̯ i ˈbɾɐ̃.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw i ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [aˈzuʊ̯ i ˈbɾɐ̃.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzuw e ˈbɾɐ̃.ko/ [aˈzuʊ̯ e ˈbɾɐ̃.ko]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzul i ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [ɐˈzuɫ i ˈβɾɐ̃.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzul i ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [ɐˈzuɫ i ˈβɾɐ̃.ku]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzu.li i ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [ɐˈzu.li i ˈβɾɐ̃.ku]

Noun

azul e branco m (plural azuis e brancos)

1. a type of soap produced in Portugal.
   • 2014 March 7, Emídio Cabrita de Oliveira, Jame: Entre a ficção e a realidade‎^[1], Edições Ecopy, →ISBN, page 23:

     [...] o odor que poderia provir do sabão azul e branco com que o moço ensaboara o rosto e as mãos.

     [...] the scent that could come from the azul e branco soap with which the young man had lathered his face and hands.

Further reading

• Azul e branco soap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia