"trava-língua" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/ [Brazil], /ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/ [Brazil], /ˌtɾa.vaˈlĩ.ɡwa/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/ [Portugal], /ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/ [Portugal], /ˌtɾa.bɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˌtɾa.βɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: trava-línguas [plural]
Etymology: From trava + língua. Literally, “tongue-locker”. Etymology templates: {{af|pt|travar|língua|alt1=trava}} trava + língua, {{m-g|tongue-locker}} “tongue-locker”, {{lit|tongue-locker}} Literally, “tongue-locker” Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} trava-língua m (plural trava-línguas)
  1. tongue-twister (phrase which is difficult to say) Tags: masculine Synonyms: trava-línguas
    Sense id: en-trava-língua-pt-noun-47rDtIck Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for trava-língua meaning in Portuguese (1.8kB)

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        "1": "pt",
        "2": "travar",
        "3": "língua",
        "alt1": "trava"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tongue-locker"
      },
      "expansion": "“tongue-locker”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tongue-locker"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “tongue-locker”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From trava + língua. Literally, “tongue-locker”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "trava-línguas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Dizer \"três tristes tigres\" é um verdadeiro trava-língua.\nSaying \"três tristes tigres\" is a real tongue-twister.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "trava-línguas"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vaˈlĩ.ɡwa/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.bɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌtɾa.βɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
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        "1": "tongue-locker"
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      "expansion": "“tongue-locker”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tongue-locker"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “tongue-locker”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From trava + língua. Literally, “tongue-locker”.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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    }
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        "Portuguese nouns with irregular gender",
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        {
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        }
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vaˈlĩ.ɡwa/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.vɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌtɾa.bɐˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/",
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    },
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      "word": "trava-línguas"
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