esfregona

Portuguese

Etymology

From esfrega +‎ -ona.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.fɾeˈɡõ.nɐ/, /es.fɾeˈɡõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.fɾeˈɡõ.nɐ/, /es.fɾeˈɡõ.nɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.fɾeˈɡõ.nɐ/, /eʃ.fɾeˈɡõ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.fɾeˈɡo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɡo.nɐ/ [(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɣo.nɐ]

• Rhymes: -õnɐ, -ona
• Hyphenation: es‧fre‧go‧na

Noun

esfregona f (plural esfregonas)

1. Augmentative of esfrega
2. mop (utensil for cleaning the floor consisting of a handle with strips of cloth at the end)

   Synonym: (Brazil) esfregão

Further reading

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