🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

risada estrondosa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁiˈzadɐ esˈtɾõdɔzɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Guffaw/ɡəˈfɔː/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A piada dele provocou uma risada estrondosa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A loud and hearty laugh.

    "His joke elicited a guffaw from the audience."
As verb
  1. 1

    To laugh loudly and boisterously.

    "She guffawed at the comedian's antics."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'guffaw' originates from the early 19th century, possibly derived from the Scottish word 'guff', meaning to laugh loudly. Its evolution reflects a shift from a more general sense of laughter to specifically denote a loud and boisterous laugh.

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