bem-assombrado

Portuguese

Etymology

A pun on mal-assombrado (“haunted”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbẽj̃.a.sõˈbɾa.du/ [ˌbẽɪ̯̃.a.sõˈbɾa.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbẽj̃.a.sõˈbɾa.du/ [ˌbẽɪ̯̃.a.sõˈbɾa.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbẽj̃.a.sõˈbɾa.do/ [ˌbẽɪ̯̃.a.sõˈbɾa.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbɐ̃j̃.ɐ.sõˈbɾa.du/ [ˌbɐ̃j̃.ɐ.sõˈbɾa.ðu]

Adjective

bem-assombrado (feminine bem-assombrada, masculine plural bem-assombrados, feminine plural bem-assombradas)

1. (nonce word) haunted by a benign spirit