lança-perfume
Portuguese, noun/ˌlɐ̃.sɐ.peʁˈfũ.mi/
lança-perfume is spelled L-A-N-Ç-A-P-E-R-F-U-M-E (12 letters). Lança-perfume is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chloroethane when used as a recreational drug, a popular practice in Brazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cilindro contendo éter perfumado sob pressão, usado antigamente no carnaval para borrifar foliões”.
What does lança-perfume mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinechloroethane when used as a recreational drug, a popular practice in Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cilindro contendo éter perfumado sob pressão, usado antigamente no carnaval para borrifar foliões
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 lança-perfume
- lança-perfumes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lança-perfume?
- Brazil /ˌlɐ̃.sɐ.peʁˈfũ.mi/
- Brazil [ˌlɐ̃.sɐ.pehˈfũ.mi]
- /ˌlɐ̃.sɐ.peɾˈfũ.mi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.