algodão-doce
Portuguese, noun/aw.ɡuˈdɐ̃w̃ ˈdo.si/
algodão-doce is spelled A-L-G-O-D-Ã-O-D-O-C-E (11 letters). Algodão-doce is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cotton candy; candy floss (sweet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “doce feito de fibras finas de açúcar”.
What does algodão-doce mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecotton candy; candy floss (sweet)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. doce feito de fibras finas de açúcar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of algodão-doce
- algodões-doces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algodão-doce?
- Brazil /aw.ɡuˈdɐ̃w̃ ˈdo.si/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ɡuˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈdo.si]
- Brazil /aw.ɡoˈdɐ̃w̃ ˈdo.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.