lenda urbana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.dɐ uʁˈbɐ̃.nɐ/ [ˈlẽ.dɐ uɦˈbɐ̃.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.dɐ uʁˈbɐ̃.nɐ/ [ˈlẽ.dɐ uɦˈbɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.dɐ uɾˈbɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.dɐ uʁˈbɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.da uɻˈbɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.dɐ uɾˈbɐ.nɐ/ [ˈlẽ.dɐ uɾˈβɐ.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.dɐ uɾˈbɐ.nɐ/ [ˈlẽ.dɐ uɾˈβɐ.nɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.dɐ uɾˈba.nɐ/ [ˈlẽ.dɐ uɾˈβa.nɐ]

• Hyphenation: len‧da ur‧ba‧na

Noun

lenda urbana f (plural lendas urbanas)

1. urban legend (a fabulous, often frightening, narrative that is transmitted orally as if it were a true story or phenomenon)

Further reading

• “urbana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025