passável

Portuguese

Etymology

From passar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈsa.vew/ [paˈsa.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsa.vɛl/ [pɐˈsa.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsa.vɛl/ [pɐˈsa.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈsa.bɛl/ [pɐˈsa.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: pas‧sá‧vel

Adjective

passável m or f (plural passáveis)

1. passable (that can be passed)
2. (Brazil) passable, tolerable

   Synonym: tolerável

3. (sociology) passable (able to be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other identity group)

Related terms

• passabilidade

 

Further reading

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