cacófato

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cacophaton, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈkɔ.fa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈkɔ.fa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈkɔ.fa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈkɔ.fɐ.tu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧có‧fa‧to

Noun

Examples
uma mão → mamão boca dela → cadela

cacófato m (plural cacófatos)

1. cacophony (a mix of discordant sounds, potentially creating ambiguities)

Further reading

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