coragem

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan coratge or Old French corage, from Latin cor (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [koˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: co‧ra‧gem

• Audio (Portugal, Porto):

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Noun

coragem f (plural coragens)

2. courage; boldness; guts (the quality of not being scared easily)

   Synonyms: audácia, (vulgar) colhões, (poetic) destemor, bravura

   Antonym: covardia

4. courage; audacity; insolence (the quality of being insolent)

   Synonyms: audácia, insolência, desfaçatez

   Antonym: gentileza

Related terms

• corajoso

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: korajen
• Macanese: corázi

Etymology 2

From corar (“to color”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [koˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: co‧ra‧gem

Noun

coragem f (plural coragens)

1. act of coloring (a shirt, wax, etc.)

Further reading

• “coragem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “coragem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025