relâmpago
See also: relámpago
Portuguese
relâmpago
Alternative forms
- relâmpado (obsolete)
Etymology
Alteration of relâmpado, from re- + lâmpado, from Latin lampada (“lamp”), from lampas, lampades, or through a derivative of Late Latin lampō, lampāre. The prefix re- indicates the idea of repetition, hence lightning striking over and over again. Compare Spanish relámpago.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ˈlɐ̃.pa.ɡu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /he.ˈlɐ̃.pa.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ˈlɐ̃.pɐ.ɣu/
- Hyphenation: re‧lâm‧pa‧go
Noun
relâmpago m (plural relâmpagos)
- lightning (flash of light caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge)
Synonyms
- raio, relampagueamento, relampejo
Derived terms
- relâmpago globular
Related terms
- relampadar
- relampadear
- relampadejante
- relampadejar
- relâmpado
- relampagueamento
- relampagueante
- relampaguear
- relampaguejar
- relampar
- relampeado
- relampejante
- relampejar
- relampejo
- relampo
- relamposo
Adjective
relâmpago (invariable, comparable)
- (in hyphenated compounds) sudden and unexpected