trocadilho

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɾo.ka.ˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɾo.ka.ˈd͡ʒi.ʎo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌtɾu.kɐ.ˈði.ʎu/
Hyphenation: tro‧ca‧di‧lho

Noun

trocadilho m (plural trocadilhos)

pun (joke or type of wordplay)
O trocadilho, infelizmente, é intraduzível.
The pun is unfortunately untranslatable.
spoonerism (phrase where sounds are transposed)

Synonyms

(pun): calembur
(spoonerism): spoonerismo

Related terms

trocadilhar
trocado
trocar
trocadalho
trocadilhesco
trocadilhista

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