estouro

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Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from estourar

Pronunciation

Noun

estouro m (plural estouros)

  1. burst, blast, pop
    Synonyms: estalido, estalo, estoupido
  2. explosion
    Synonyms: detonación, explosión

Verb

estouro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estourar

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -owɾu
  • Hyphenation: es‧tou‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from estourar.[1][2] Compare Galician estourar.

Noun

estouro m (plural estouros)

  1. burst; blast; pop
    Synonym: estourada
  2. an outburst of people or animals
  3. (figurative) outburst (sudden and violent expression of emotion)
  4. (figurative) an unexpected occurrence with wide repercussion
  5. (informal) blast (a good time; an enjoyable moment)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estouro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estourar

References

  1. ^ estouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ estouro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024