livro de bolso

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “pocket book”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈbow.su/ [ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈboʊ̯.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈbow.su/ [ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈboʊ̯.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾo de ˈbow.so/ [ˈli.vɾo de ˈboʊ̯.so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu dɨ ˈbol.su/ [ˈli.vɾu ðɨ ˈβoɫ.su]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu dɨ ˈbol.su/ [ˈli.vɾu ðɨ ˈβoɫ.su]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾu dɨ ˈbol.su/ [ˈli.βɾu ðɨ ˈβoɫ.su]

Noun

livro de bolso m (plural livros de bolso)

1. paperback, pocketbook (book in a reduced format compared to the original edition, generally sold at a lower price)

Further reading

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