trava-língua
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From trava + língua. Literally, “tongue-locker”.
Pronunciation
Noun
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trava-língua m (plural trava-línguas)
- tongue-twister (phrase which is difficult to say)
- Synonym: trava-línguas
- Dizer "três tristes tigres" é um verdadeiro trava-língua.
- Saying "três tristes tigres" is a real tongue-twister.