abafadiço

Portuguese

Etymology

Abafado (“sultry”) +‎ -iço.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˌba.fa.ˈd͡ʑi.su/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˌba.fa.ˈd͡ʒi.so/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐbɐfɐˈdisu/, [ɐβɐfɐˈðisu]
Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧di‧ço

Adjective

abafadiço m (feminine singular abafadiça, masculine plural abafadiços, feminine plural abafadiças, comparable)

(of weather or a location) likely to become, or which often becomes muggy, sultry (hot and humid)

Carros com as janelas fechadas são perigosamente abafadiços.
Cars with windows up are dangerously likely to become sultry.

Synonyms

abafante

Related terms

abafamento
abafar
abafante
bafo

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