trocadilho

Portuguese

Etymology

From trocado (“switched”) +‎ -ilho, from trocar (“to switch”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾo.kaˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾo.kaˈd͡ʒi.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾu.kɐˈdi.ʎu/ [tɾu.kɐˈði.ʎu]

Rhymes: -iʎu
Hyphenation: tro‧ca‧di‧lho

Noun

trocadilho m (plural trocadilhos)

pun (joke or type of wordplay)
Synonym: calembur

O trocadilho, infelizmente, é intraduzível.
The pun is unfortunately untranslatable.
spoonerism (phrase where sounds are transposed)
Synonym: spoonerismo

Related terms

trocadilhar
trocado
trocar
trocadalho
trocadilhesco
trocadilhista

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