delonga

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈlõ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈlõ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈlõ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈlõ.ɡɐ/

• Rhymes: -õɡɐ

Etymology 1

Deverbal of delongar, from longo.

Noun

delonga f (plural delongas)

1. delay, protraction

Usage notes

Delonga is mostly used in its plural form (delongas) in the set phrase sem mais delongas ("without further ado").

Derived terms

• sem mais delongas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

delonga

1. inflection of delongar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “delonga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “delonga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025