morto-vivo

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “dead-alive”, or more loosely translated as “both dead and alive”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʁ.tu ˈvi.vu/ [ˈmoh.tu ˈvi.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʁ.tu ˈvi.vu/ [ˈmoh.tu ˈvi.vu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾ.tu ˈvi.vu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʁ.tu ˈvi.vu/ [ˈmoχ.tu ˈvi.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɻ.to ˈvi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾ.tu ˈvi.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾ.tu ˈvi.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾ.tu ˈbi.bu/ [ˈmoɾ.tu ˈβi.βu]

• Hyphenation: mor‧to‧-vi‧vo

Noun

morto-vivo m (plural mortos-vivos, feminine morta-viva, feminine plural mortas-vivas, metaphonic)

1. (fiction) zombie, an undead person or creature

   Synonym: zombie