zunidor

Portuguese

Etymology

From zunir (“to buzz”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdoʁ/ [zu.niˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdoʁ/ [zu.niˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdoʁ/ [zu.niˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdoɾ/ [zu.niˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdoɾ/ [zu.niˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zu.niˈdo.ɾi/ [zu.niˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: zu‧ni‧dor

Adjective

zunidor (feminine zunidora, masculine plural zunidores, feminine plural zunidoras)

1. buzzing, humming

Noun

zunidor m (plural zunidores)

1. (Brazil, ethnography, music) bullroarer

   Synonyms: zumbidor, aidje, berra-boi, rói-rói, sonidor, urra-boi

Related terms

• zunir
• zunido

Further reading

• “zunidor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “zunidor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024