boas-noites

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• boa noite
• boas-noutes
• boa-noite

Etymology

From boas (“good”) +‎ noites (“nights”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐzˈnoj.t͡ʃis/ [ˌbo.ɐzˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐzˈnoj.t͡ʃis/ [ˌbo.ɐzˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐʒˈnoj.t͡ʃiʃ/ [ˌbo.ɐʒˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃiʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.azˈnoj.tes/ [ˌbo.azˈnoɪ̯.tes]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐʒˈnoj.tɨʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐʒˈnoj.tɨʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo(w).ɐʒˈnoj.tɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: bo‧as‧-noi‧tes

2. Mirabilis jalapa

Noun

boas-noites m pl or f pl

1. good evening, good night

   Synonyms: boas-noutes, boa-noite, boa noite

   Boas-noites, tudo bem?

   Good evening, how are you?

2. (botany) beauty-of-the-night (Mirabilis jalapa)
3. (botany) rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
4. (ornithology) European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

Related terms

• bons-dias
• boas-tardes

Further reading

• “boas-noites”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “boas-noites”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024