burburinho

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

borborinho

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Possibly influenced by murmurinho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁ.buˈɾĩ.ɲu/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /buɾ.buˈɾĩ.ɲu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buʁ.buˈɾĩ.ɲu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buɻ.buˈɾi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾ.buˈɾi.ɲu/

Noun

burburinho m (plural burburinhos)

chatter (confusion of voices)
(figurative, informal) rumour, gossip

Further reading

“burburinho”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
“burburinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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