Mineiraço
Portuguese
Etymology
Mineirão + -aço, in reference to the venue, Mineirão, and the magnitude of the shock defeat.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ne(j)ˈɾa.su/ [mi.ne(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.ne(j)ˈɾa.so/ [mi.ne(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.so]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mi.nɐjˈɾa.su/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /mi.nejˈɾa.su/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mi.neˈɾa.su/
Proper noun
Mineiraço m
- (Brazil, slang) the 7–1 defeat of the Brazil national football team to Germany in the semifinal of the 2014 FIFA World Cup