virundum

== Portuguese == === Etymology === The term comes from a mishearing of the first line in the Brazilian National Anthem: “Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens plácidas” (misheard as “O virundum Ipiranga...”), but the origin of the mondegreen sense as in English is uncertain. A folk etymology states it was coined by journalist, theater critic, theater director and Brazilian writer Paulo Francis in the 70s in O Pasquim and made popular by Henfil cartoons. On the internet, one of the oldest attestations comes from the 2003 blog Virunduns. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ũ Hyphenation: vi‧run‧dum === Noun === virundum m (plural virunduns) (Brazil, linguistics, neologism) mondegreen (error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language) Synonym: (Portugal) tiocidade === References === === Further reading === virundum on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt