tranquilizador

Portuguese

Alternative forms

tranqüilizador (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From tranquilizar (“to calm”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zaˈdoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈdoɾ/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈðoɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈdo.ɾi/ [tɾɐ̃.kwi.li.zɐˈðo.ɾi]

Hyphenation: tran‧qui‧li‧za‧dor

Adjective

tranquilizador (feminine tranquilizadora, masculine plural tranquilizadores, feminine plural tranquilizadoras)

calming; soothing; reassuring (that brings relief or calmness)
Foi uma notícia tranquilizadora.
It was reassuring news.

Noun

tranquilizador m (plural tranquilizadores, feminine tranquilizadora, feminine plural tranquilizadoras)

something or someone who soothes, reassures

Related terms

Spanish

Adjective

tranquilizador (feminine tranquilizadora, masculine plural tranquilizadores, feminine plural tranquilizadoras)

soothing, calming

Further reading

“tranquilizador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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