tranquilizador

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tranqüilizador (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From tranquilizar (“to calm”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈdoɾ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈdoɾ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈdo.ɾi/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: tran‧qui‧li‧za‧dor

Adjective

tranquilizador (feminine tranquilizadora, masculine plural tranquilizadores, feminine plural tranquilizadoras)

1. calming; soothing; reassuring (that brings relief or calmness)

   Foi uma notícia tranquilizadora.

   It was reassuring news.

Noun

tranquilizador m (plural tranquilizadores, feminine tranquilizadora, feminine plural tranquilizadoras)

1. something or someone who soothes, reassures

Related terms

• tranquilizante
• tranquilizar
• tranquilo

Spanish

Adjective

tranquilizador (feminine tranquilizadora, masculine plural tranquilizadores, feminine plural tranquilizadoras)

1. soothing, calming

Further reading

• “tranquilizador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10