# objeto voador não identificado
## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* OVNI (initialism)
* objecto voador não-identificado (pre-1990 spelling, Portugal)

### Etymology

Literally, “flying object not identified”. Calque of English unidentified flying object.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du]
* (Brazil) IPA: /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɦ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [o.biˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vo.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], /obˈʒɛ.tu vu.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vʊ.aˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du], (faster pronunciation) /obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du/ [obˈʒɛ.tu vwaˈdoʁ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.du]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /obˈʒɛ.to vo.aˈdoɻ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.do/ [obˈʒɛ.to vo.aˈdoɻ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.do], /o.biˈʒɛ.to vo.aˈdoɻ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.do/ [o.biˈʒɛ.to vo.aˈdoɻ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ i.dẽ.t͡ʃi.fiˈka.do]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈbʒɛ.tu vwɐˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.ti.fiˈka.du/ [ɔˈβʒɛ.tu vwɐˈðoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.ðẽ.ti.fiˈka.ðu]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈbʒɛ.tu vwɐˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.ti.fiˈka.du/ [ɔˈβʒɛ.tu vwɐˈðoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.ðẽ.ti.fiˈka.ðu]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈbʒɛ.tu bwɐˈdoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.ti.fiˈka.du/ [ɔˈβʒɛ.tu βwɐˈðoɾ ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.ðẽ.ti.fiˈka.ðu]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈbʒɛ.tu vwɐˈdo.ɾi ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.dẽ.ti.fiˈka.du/ [ɔˈβʒɛ.tu vwɐˈðo.ɾi ˈnɐ̃w̃ i.ðẽ.ti.fiˈka.ðu]

### Noun

objeto voador não identificado m (plural objetos voadores não identificados)
* unidentified flying object (anything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air)
* UFO; alien spacecraft
    Synonyms: óvni, OVNI, UFO, disco voador