macadame

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈdɐ̃.mi/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈdɐ.mɨ/ [mɐ.kɐˈðɐ.mɨ]

• (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)

1. tarmac; macadam (mixture of crushed rock and tar used to make road surfaces)

   Synonym: asfalto

Derived terms

• macadamizar

Further reading

• “macadame”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “macadame”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “macadame”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “macadame”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025