torta de climão

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably a pun on torta de limão (“lemon tart”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔʁ.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔh.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔʁ.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔh.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɾ.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔɾ.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔʁ.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔχ.tɐ d͡ʒi kliˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɻ.ta de kliˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔɻ.ta de kliˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɾ.tɐ dɨ kliˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɔɾ.tɐ ðɨ kliˈmɐ̃w̃]

Noun

torta de climão f (plural tortas de climão)

1. (informal) a very awkward or uncomfortable social situation

Further reading

• “torta de climão”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025