veado

Portuguese

veado

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese veado / vẽado, from Latin vēnātus, from vēnor (“to hunt”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈa.du/, /viˈa.du/ [vɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈa.du/, /viˈa.du/ [vɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈa.do/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvja.du/ [ˈvja.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvja.du/ [ˈvja.ðu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbja.du/ [ˈbja.ðu]

• Rhymes: -adu
• Homophone: viado (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: ve‧a‧do

Noun

veado m (plural veados)

1. (obsolete) game (wild animal hunted for food or sport)
2. deer (the animal)

   Synonym: cervo

Usage notes

People in Brazil may emphasize the word's first syllable, pronouncing it as /ˌveˈa.du/ in order prevent misunderstandings.

Related terms

• veação

Etymology 2

Alteration by analogy with etymology 1.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈa.du/ [vɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈa.du/ [vɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈa.do/ [vɪˈa.do], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.do/

• Rhymes: -adu
• Hyphenation: ve‧a‧do

Noun

veado m (plural veados)

1. (Brazil, hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of viado (“homosexual man”).
   • 2015, Bronson Heleno, Memórias putas de uma vida, Clube de Autores, page 59:

     Dentro do carro, meu irmão vinha dormindo, babando, estava trêbado e ficava resmungando coisas sem nexo, ficava falando um nome de um cara, que depois descobri ser o amante dele, meu irmão era veado, mas depois eu falo sobre isso.

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