veado

Portuguese

veado

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese veado, vẽado, from Latin vēnātus, from vēnor (“to hunt”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈa.du/, /viˈa.du/ [vɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈa.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvja.du/ [ˈvja.ðu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbja.du/ [ˈbja.ðu]

Rhymes: -adu
Homophone: viado (one pronunciation)
Hyphenation: ve‧a‧do

Noun

veado m (plural veados)

deer (the animal)
Synonym: cervo

Usage notes

People in Brazil may emphasize the word's first syllable, pronouncing it as /ˌveˈa.du/ in order prevent misunderstandings.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:veado.

Related terms

veação

Etymology 2

Alternative form of viado.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈa.du/ [vɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈa.do/ [vɪˈa.do], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvja.do/

Rhymes: -adu
Hyphenation: ve‧a‧do

Noun

veado m (plural veados)

(Brazil) Nonstandard spelling of viado (“homosexual man”).

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