perdão
See also: perdaõ
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- perdaõ (obsolete)
- perdam (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese perdon, from perdõar (“to forgive”) (Modern Portuguese perdoar).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/, [pɨɾ.ˈðɐ̃w̃]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
- (Capira) IPA(key): [peɹ.ˈdɐ̃w̃]
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): [pɛɦ.ˈdɐ̃w̃]
- Hyphenation: per‧dão
Noun
perdão m (plural perdões)
- pardon; forgiveness
Synonyms
- desculpa, indulto
Interjection
perdão
- (somewhat formal) excuse me (used to request someone’s attention)
- (somewhat formal) sorry (used as an apology)
Synonyms
- (excuse me): com licença
- (sorry): desculpa, foi mal (slang)
Related terms
- imperdoável
- perdoador
- perdoamento
- perdoança
- perdoar
- perdoável