estaladiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From estalar +‎ -iço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ta.laˈd͡ʒi.su/, /es.ta.laˈd͡ʒi.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ta.laˈd͡ʒi.su/, /es.ta.laˈd͡ʒi.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ta.laˈd͡ʒi.su/, /eʃ.ta.laˈd͡ʒi.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ta.laˈd͡ʒi.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tɐ.lɐˈdi.su/ [(i)ʃ.tɐ.lɐˈði.su]

• Hyphenation: es‧ta‧la‧di‧ço

Adjective

estaladiço (feminine estaladiça, masculine plural estaladiços, feminine plural estaladiças)

1. brittle (liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact)

   Synonym: quebradiço

2. crunchy (likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten)

   Synonym: crocante

Further reading

• “estaladiço”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “estaladiço”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025