hipálage
Portuguese, noun/iˈpa.la.ʒi/
hipálage is spelled H-I-P-Á-L-A-G-E (8 letters). Hipálage is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hypallage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “processo pelo qual se atribui a certas palavras de uma frase o que convém a outras (Ex.: «Fumar um pensativo…”.
What does hipálage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehypallage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. processo pelo qual se atribui a certas palavras de uma frase o que convém a outras (Ex.: «Fumar um pensativo cigarro.»)
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 hipálage
- hipálages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hipálage?
- Brazil /iˈpa.la.ʒi/
- Portugal /iˈpa.lɐ.ʒɨ/
- Portugal /i.ˈpa.lɐ.ʒɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.