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empolado

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Past participle of empolar. By surface analysis, empola +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla.do/

  • Rhymes: -adu
  • Hyphenation: em‧po‧la‧do

Participle

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empolado (feminine empolada, masculine plural empolados, feminine plural empoladas)

  1. past participle of empolar

Adjective

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empolado (feminine empolada, masculine plural empolados, feminine plural empoladas)

  1. turgid, pompous or bombastic
  2. (of water) bubbly or wavy