monotongo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- monophthongo (pre-standardization spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.noˈtõ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.noˈtõ.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɔ.nɔˈtõ.ɡu/
- Rhymes: -õɡu
- Hyphenation: mo‧no‧ton‧go
Noun
monotongo m (plural monotongos)
- (phonetics) monophthong (a pure vowel sound, without a glide)
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Further reading
- “monotongo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “monotongo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025