livro branco

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “white book”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾo ˈbɾɐ̃.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [ˈli.vɾu ˈβɾɐ̃.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [ˈli.vɾu ˈβɾɐ̃.ku]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾu ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/ [ˈli.βɾu ˈβɾɐ̃.ku]

Noun

livro branco m (plural livros brancos)

1. dossier (set of official documents on a given subject, compiled by a Government or institution)

Further reading

• “livro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024