criado-mudo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

creado mudo (obsolete)

Etymology

Possibly a calque of English dumbwaiter. First attested in the 19th century.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾiˌa.duˈmu.du/ [kɾɪˌa.duˈmu.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.duˈmu.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾiˌa.doˈmu.do/ [kɾɪˌa.doˈmu.do], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.doˈmu.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾiˌa.duˈmu.du/ [kɾiˌa.ðuˈmu.ðu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.duˈmu.du/ [ˌkɾja.ðuˈmu.ðu]

Noun

criado-mudo m (plural criados-mudos)

(Brazilian) bedside table (small table placed at the head side of a bed)
Synonyms: mesa-de-cabeceira, mesinha-de-cabeceira

References

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