calamidade

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calamitātem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.la.miˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.la.miˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.la.miˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɐ.miˈda.dɨ/ [kɐ.lɐ.miˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mi‧da‧de

Noun

calamidade f (plural calamidades)

1. calamity (event resulting in great loss)
2. calamity (distress that results from some disaster)

Related terms

• calamitoso
• calamidades
• xicalamidade