trovão

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See also: trovaõ

Portuguese

Trovões

Alternative forms

trovaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Metathetical alteration of Old Galician-Portuguese torvon (possibly influenced by troar (“to thunder”)), from Vulgar Latin *turbōnem (“whirlwind”), alteration of Latin turbinem. Compare Galician trebón, Spanish turbión (archaic or dialectal turbón). Doublet of turbina, from ultimately the same Latin root, through French, and turbo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾoˈvɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈvɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈbɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: tro‧vão

Noun

trovão m (plural trovões)

thunder (the sound caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge)
Synonyms: (Beira) trovejada, trovoada
thunder (sound resembling thunder)
Synonyms: estardalhaço, estrépito, estrondo, fragor, ribombo

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