doudo

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown, maybe from Latin doctus (“instructed, taught”), by vocalization of the c and voicing of the t.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdo(w).du/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯).du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdo(w).do/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯).do]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdo(w).du/ [ˈdo(w).ðu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdow.du/ [ˈdow.ðu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdo.du/ [ˈdo.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: dou‧do

Adjective

doudo (feminine douda, masculine plural doudos, feminine plural doudas)

  1. obsolete form of doido (crazy; out of one’s mind)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →? English: dodo
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