pormenor

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • promenor (misspelling)

Etymology

From por +‎ menor. Compare Spanish pormenor.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpoʁ.meˈnɔʁ/ [ˌpoɦ.meˈnɔh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌpoɾ.meˈnɔɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpoʁ.meˈnɔʁ/ [ˌpoʁ.meˈnɔχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpoɻ.meˈnɔɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾ.mɨˈnɔɾ/, (proscribed) /pɾu.mɨˈnɔɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾ.mɨˈnɔ.ɾi/, (proscribed) /pɾu.mɨˈnɔ.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: por‧me‧nor

Noun

pormenor m (plural pormenores)

  1. detail (minor aspect)
    Synonyms: detalhe, particularidade, minúcia, miudeza, minudência
    Não posso dar pormenores.
    I can't go into detail.
    Esse papel de parede é um excelente pormenor.
    That wallpaper is an excellent detail.

Spanish

Etymology

From por +‎ menor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poɾmeˈnoɾ/ [poɾ.meˈnoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: por‧me‧nor

Noun

pormenor m (plural pormenores)

  1. detail
    Synonym: detalle
  2. circumstance
    Synonym: circunstancia

Derived terms

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