pronto-socorro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾõ.tu soˈko.ʁu/ [ˈpɾõ.tu soˈko.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾõ.tu soˈko.ʁu/ [ˈpɾõ.tu soˈko.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾõ.tu soˈko.ʁu/ [ˈpɾõ.tu soˈko.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾõ.to soˈko.ʁo/ [ˈpɾõ.to soˈko.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾõ.tu suˈko.ʁu/

• Hyphenation: pron‧to‧-so‧cor‧ro

Noun

pronto-socorro m (plural prontos-socorros, metaphonic)

1. emergency room (clinical department or establishment for the treatment of the most urgent conditions)
2. (informal, humorous) place for repairs or otherwise restoring, such as a car repair shop or a tavern/pub

See also

• pronto-atendimento

Further reading

• “pronto-socorro”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “pronto-socorro”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “pronto-socorro”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “pronto-socorro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pronto-socorro”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “pronto-socorro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “pronto-socorro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025