circunlocução
Portuguese, noun/siʁ.kũ.lo.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/
circunlocução is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-L-O-C-U-Ç-Ã-O (13 letters). Circunlocução is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “circumlocution (roundabout or indirect way of speaking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does circunlocução mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecircumlocution (roundabout or indirect way of speaking)
- 2
femininecircumlocution (roundabout expression)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of circunlocução
- circunlocuções plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce circunlocução?
- Brazil /siʁ.kũ.lo.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [sih.kũ.lo.kuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /siɾ.kũ.lo.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to circunlocução
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.