cadeira elétrica
Portuguese, noun/kaˈde(j).ɾɐ eˈlɛ.tɾi.kɐ/
cadeira elétrica is spelled C-A-D-E-I-R-A-E-L-É-T-R-I-C-A (15 letters). Cadeira elétrica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “electric chair (a device used for performing execution by electrocution)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cadeira elétrica mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineelectric chair (a device used for performing execution by electrocution)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. instrumento de execução por meio de corrente de alta voltagem
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 cadeira elétrica
- cadeiras elétricas plural
- cadeira eléctrica alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cadeira elétrica?
- Brazil /kaˈde(j).ɾɐ eˈlɛ.tɾi.kɐ/
- Brazil [kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ eˈlɛ.tɾi.kɐ]
- Portugal /kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ iˈlɛ.tɾi.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.