pormenor

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• promenor (misspelling)

Etymology

From por +‎ menor. Compare Spanish pormenor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.meˈnɔʁ/ [ˌpoɦ.meˈnɔh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.meˈnɔʁ/ [ˌpoɦ.meˈnɔh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.meˈnɔɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.meˈnɔʁ/ [ˌpoʁ.meˈnɔχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɻ.meˈnɔɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.mɨˈnɔɾ/, (proscribed) /pɾu.mɨˈnɔɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.mɨˈnɔɾ/, (proscribed) /pɾu.mɨˈnɔɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.mɨˈnɔ.ɾi/, (proscribed) /pɾu.mɨˈnɔ.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: por‧me‧nor

Noun

pormenor m (plural pormenores)

1. detail (minor aspect)

   Synonyms: detalhe, particularidade, minúcia, miudeza, minudência

   Não posso dar pormenores.

   I can't go into detail.

   Esse papel de parede é um excelente pormenor.

   That wallpaper is an excellent detail.

Spanish

Etymology

From por +‎ menor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾmeˈnoɾ/ [poɾ.meˈnoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: por‧me‧nor

Noun

pormenor m (plural pormenores)

1. detail

   Synonym: detalle

2. circumstance

   Synonym: circunstancia

Derived terms

• pormenorizar

 

Further reading

• “pormenor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28