formidável

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formīdābilis.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.miˈda.vew/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.miˈda.vew/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.miˈda.vew/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.miˈda.vew/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.miˈda.vɛl/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.miˈda.bɛl/

Adjective

formidável m or f (plural formidáveis)

fantastic; great; amazing

Derived terms

formidavelmente

Further reading

“formidável” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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