áudio

See also: audio, àudio, aŭdio, and audio-

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English audio,^[1] from audio-, from Latin audiō (“to hear, to listen”).^[2] Doublet of ouvir.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˈaʊ̯.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈaw.d͡ʒju/ [ˈaʊ̯.d͡ʒju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˈaʊ̯.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈaw.d͡ʒju/ [ˈaʊ̯.d͡ʒju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˈaʊ̯.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈaw.d͡ʒjo/ [ˈaʊ̯.d͡ʒjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.dju/ [ˈaw.ðju]

• Hyphenation: áu‧di‧o

Noun

áudio m (plural áudios)

1. audio (sound that is stored, transmitted or reproduced electronically)

   Coordinate term: vídeo

   1. voice message

      Synonym: mensagem de voz

2. (informal) equipment or a piece of equipment that reproduces audio

   Synonym: som

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:áudio.

Related terms

• audi-
• audibilidade
• audição
• audiência
• audiente
• audio-
• auditivo
• auditório
• audível
• ouvir

 

References

1. “áudio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
2. “áudio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024