macadame

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English macadam, named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈdɐ̃.mi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈdɐ.me/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈdɐ.mɨ/ [mɐ.kɐˈðɐ.mɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈda.mɨ/ [mɐ.kɐˈða.mɨ]

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi, (Portugal) -ɐmɨ
Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧da‧me

Noun

macadame m (plural macadames)

tarmac; macadam (mixture of crushed rock and tar used to make road surfaces)
Synonym: asfalto

Derived terms

macadamizar

Further reading

“macadame”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“macadame”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025