empolado

Portuguese

Etymology

Past participle of empolar. By surface analysis, empola +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.puˈla.du/ [ẽ.puˈla.ðu]

  • Rhymes: -adu
  • Hyphenation: em‧po‧la‧do

Adjective

empolado (feminine empolada, masculine plural empolados, feminine plural empoladas)

  1. turgid, pompous or bombastic
  2. (of water) bubbly or wavy
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