alvoroço

Portuguese

Alternative forms

alvoroto
alvorôço (obsolete, noun only), alvorôto (obsolete, noun only)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alborozo, from Andalusian Arabic البُرُوز‎ (al-burūz), from Arabic بُرُوز‎ (burūz).

Pronunciation

Noun:

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /aɫ.vu.ˈɾo.su/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.vo.ˈɾo.su/

Verb:

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /aɫ.vu.ˈɾɔ.su/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.vo.ˈɾɔ.su/

Hyphenation: al‧vo‧ro‧ço

Noun

alvoroço m (plural alvoroços)

agitation; turmoil; bustle; ruckus (frenetic, chaotic activity)
Synonyms: agitação, tumulto

Verb

alvoroço

first-person singular (eu) present indicative of alvoroçar

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