português com açúcar

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Portuguese with sugar”. Coined by the Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡe(j)s kõ aˈsu.kɐʁ/ [poh.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s kõ aˈsu.kɐh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡe(j)s kõ aˈsu.kɐʁ/ [poh.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s kõ aˈsu.kɐh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾ.tuˈɡe(j)s kõ aˈsu.kɐɾ/ [poɾ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s kõ aˈsu.kɐɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tuˈɡe(j)ʃ kõ aˈsu.kɐʁ/ [poχ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)ʃ kõ aˈsu.kɐχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻ.tuˈɡe(j)s kõ aˈsu.kaɻ/ [poɻ.tuˈɡe(ɪ̯)s kõ aˈsu.kaɻ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tuˈɡeʃ kõ ɐˈsu.kaɾ/ [puɾ.tuˈɣeʃ kõ ɐˈsu.kaɾ]

Noun

português com açúcar m (uncountable)

1. (Portugal, informal) Brazilian Portuguese (the Portuguese language as spoken and written in Brazil)

   Synonym: português do Brasil