xodó

See also: Xodo

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈdɔ/

• (Northeast) IPA^(key): /ʃɔˈdɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: xo‧dó

Noun

xodó m (plural xodós)

1. (Brazil, informal) affection
   • 2019, Roberta Sá, Fogo de Palha:

     Se a paixão não pega / É o amor que pega sim / Mesmo que cê vá embora / O xodó nunca terá fim

     If passion doesn't take / It's love that will / Even if you go away / The affection will have no end

2. (Brazil, informal) an object or person of affection
3. (Brazil, informal, uncommon) gossip

   Synonyms: mexerico, intriga, fofoca

Derived terms

• tovacuçu-xodó