quebra-pau

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈpaw/ [ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈpaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈpaw/ [ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈpaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɛ.bɾaˈpaw/ [ˌkɛ.bɾaˈpaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈpaw/ [ˌkɛ.βɾɐˈpaw]

Noun

quebra-pau m (plural quebra-paus)

1. (Brazil, informal) violent quarrel; angry argument

   Synonyms: arranca-rabo, briga

References

• “quebra-pau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025