Grande Irmão
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi iʁˈmɐ̃w̃/
Grande Irmão is spelled G-R-A-N-D-E-I-R-M-Ã-O (11 letters). Grande Irmão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Big Brother (unwarranted, invasive and discreet surveillance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Grande Irmão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineBig Brother (unwarranted, invasive and discreet surveillance)
- 2
masculineBig Brother (an omnipresent authority representing oppressive control)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. entidade totalitária e repressiva, especialmente a do Estado
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 Grande Irmão
- Grandes Irmãos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grande Irmão?
- Brazil /ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi iʁˈmɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi iɦˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.