gira-discos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• toca-discos (Brazil)

Etymology

From girar (“to turn”) +‎ discos (“discs, records”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒis.kus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒis.kus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒiʃ.kuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kaˈd͡ʒis.kos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈdiʃ.kuʃ/ [ˌtɔ.kɐˈðiʃ.kuʃ]

• Hyphenation: gi‧ra‧-dis‧cos

Noun

gira-discos m (invariable)

1. (Portugal) record player (device for playing vinil records)

   Synonym: (Brazil) vitrola

References

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