esparguete

Portuguese

Etymology

A corruption of Italian spaghetti.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [is.paɦˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi], /es.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [es.paɦˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [is.paɦˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi], /es.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [es.paɦˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.paɾˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/, /es.paɾˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/, /eʃ.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.paɻˈɡɛ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.paɾˈɡɛ.tɨ/ [(i)ʃ.paɾˈɣɛ.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: es‧par‧gue‧te

Noun

esparguete m (plural esparguetes) (Portugal)

1. spaghetti

   Synonym: espaguete — Brazil

2. (informal) pool noodle