quebra-gelo

Portuguese
quebra-gelo

Etymology

Quebra (“breaks”) + gelo (“ice”).

Noun

quebra-gelo m (plural quebra-gelos)

  1. icebreaker (ship designed to break through ice)
  2. icebreaker (game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc. designed to relax a group)

Usage notes

(Ship): quebra-gelos may be used as the plural of quebra-gelo or as a singular synonym.

Synonyms
  • (ship): quebra-gelos
  • (game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc. designed to relax a group): descontraimento
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