lampejo

See also: lampêjo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from lampejar (“to flicker”).

Alternative forms

• lampêjo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/

• Hyphenation: lam‧pe‧jo

Noun

lampejo m (plural lampejos)

1. flicker (an unsteady flash of light)

   Synonyms: clarão, corisco

2. spark (small particle of glowing matter)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:faísca

Related terms

• lampejante
• lampejar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɛ.ʒu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/

Verb

lampejo

1. first-person singular present indicative of lampejar

Further reading

• “lampejo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “lampejo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “lampejo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “lampejo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025