supérfluo

See also: superfluo

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈpɛʁ.flu.u/ [suˈpɛh.flʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /suˈpɛʁ.flwu/ [suˈpɛh.flwu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈpɛʁ.flu.u/ [suˈpɛh.flʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /suˈpɛʁ.flwu/ [suˈpɛh.flwu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /suˈpɛɾ.flu.u/ [suˈpɛɾ.flʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /suˈpɛɾ.flwu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /suˈpɛʁ.flu.u/ [suˈpɛχ.flʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /suˈpɛʁ.flwu/ [suˈpɛχ.flwu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈpɛɻ.flu.o/ [suˈpɛɻ.flʊ.o], (faster pronunciation) /suˈpɛɻ.flwo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈpɛɾ.flu.u/, (faster pronunciation) /suˈpɛɾ.flwu/

• Hyphenation: su‧pér‧flu‧o

Adjective

supérfluo (feminine supérflua, masculine plural supérfluos, feminine plural supérfluas)

1. superfluous (more than is sufficient)

Derived terms

• superfluamente

Noun

supérfluo m (plural supérfluos)

1. superfluity (something that is superfluous)

Further reading

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