dorminhoco

Portuguese

Etymology

From dorminhar +‎ -oco.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /doʁ.mĩˈɲo.ku/ [doɦ.mĩˈj̃o.ku]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /doɾ.mĩˈɲo.ku/ [doɾ.mĩˈj̃o.ku]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /doʁ.mĩˈɲo.ku/ [doʁ.mĩˈj̃o.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /doɻ.miˈɲo.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /duɾ.miˈɲo.ku/

Rhymes: -oku
Hyphenation: dor‧mi‧nho‧co

Noun

dorminhoco m (plural dorminhocos, feminine dorminhoca, feminine plural dorminhocas, metaphonic)

(colloquial) sleepyhead

Adjective

dorminhoco (feminine dorminhoca, masculine plural dorminhocos, feminine plural dorminhocas, metaphonic)

(colloquial) sleepy, dozy
Synonyms: ensonado, sonolento

References

“dorminhoco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“dorminhoco” in iDicionário Aulete.
“dorminhoco” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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