What does espalhafato in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word espalhafato in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use espalhafato in Portuguese.

The word espalhafato in Portuguese means fuss; uproar; exaggerated ostentation, ostentação, pompa, espalhafato, rebuliço, ostentação, fazer um escândalo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word espalhafato

fuss; uproar; exaggerated ostentation

ostentação, pompa

noun (glamour, showiness)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
This restaurant has a little too much glitz for me.

espalhafato, rebuliço

noun (being finicky)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Fussiness must run in the family because none of the siblings will ever eat anything I cook!

ostentação

noun (gaudy and showy quality)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

fazer um escândalo

verbal expression (informal (complain about [sth]) (informal - reclamar veementemente)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Um dos clientes estava fazendo um escândalo no balcão do caixa.
One of the customers was making a fuss at the teller's counter.

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