carrossel

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French carrousel.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁoˈsɛw/ [ka.hoˈsɛʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁoˈsɛw/ [ka.hoˈsɛʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁoˈsɛw/ [ka.χoˈsɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛl/ [kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛl/ [kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛ.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: car‧ros‧sel

Noun

carrossel m (plural carrosséis)

1. merry-go-round; carousel

Related terms

• carro

References

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