óvni

See also: ovni, OVNI, and -ovní

Portuguese

Alternative forms

OVNI, ovni

Etymology

From the pronunciation of the initialism OVNI (“objeto voador não identificado, UFO”) as if it were a word.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vi.ni/, /ˈɔv.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔv.ni/, /ˈɔ.vi.ni/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vni/

Noun

óvni m (plural óvnis)

UFO; alien spacecraft
Synonyms: objeto voador não identificado, disco voador, UFO

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