How to Say "Cotton Candy" in Portuguese

algodão-doce

/aw.ɡuˈdɐ̃w̃ ˈdo.si/

The English phrase "cotton candy" is algodão-doce in Portuguese.

algodão-doce refers to the spun sugar confectionery known as cotton candy.

Meaning: spun sugar confectionery (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The term is a compound of algodão (cotton) and doce (sweet/candy).

To form the plural, both parts of the compound are typically pluralized to algodões-doces.

The word has 5 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable. The IPA is /aw.ɡuˈdɐ̃w̃ ˈdo.si/.

In Portuguese, the word algodão is a cognate of the Arabic word al-qutn, which was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula during the Moorish period.
The word algodão is used in the Portuguese expression estou com a cabeça no algodão, describing a feeling of confusion or being daydreamy.
The word doce in algodão-doce is an adjective, but in Portuguese, um doce can also be used as a noun to describe a person with a very sweet or gentle personality.

Havia vendedores de algodão-doce no santuário.
There were cotton candy vendors in the shrine.
This sentence shows the use of algodão-doce in the context of vendors at a shrine.
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Vou comprar algodão doce na feira hoje.
I'm going to buy cotton candy at the fair today.
As crianças adoram algodão doce nas festas de aniversário.
Children love cotton candy at birthday parties.
Onde posso encontrar algodão doce de sabores diferentes?
Where can I find cotton candy in different flavors?
Eu quero um algodão-doce rosa.
I want a pink cotton candy.
O algodão-doce é muito doce.
The cotton candy is very sweet.

Felipe and Camila are at a street fair.

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