VHS

[vee-eitch-es or víeis]
nounmasculinepl: VHS or VHSs
VHS (videocassete)
1. Video Home System; a standard for consumer-level analog video recording and playback on cassette tapes
We watched movies on VHS tapes throughout the 1990s.
Assistimos filmes em fitas VHS durante os anos 1990.
2. A cassette tape containing recorded video content in VHS format
Do you still have any VHS tapes in your collection?
Você ainda tem alguma fita VHS em sua coleção?
VHS was the dominant video format for home entertainment from the 1980s through early 2000s in both Brazil and the USA. The format is now largely obsolete due to digital media, but VHS tapes remain culturally significant as symbols of late 20th-century nostalgia. In Brazil, VHS was particularly popular for family movie nights and recording telenovelas. The technology is experiencing a minor resurgence among collectors and in indie film communities.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
videotapevideo cassettetape
Antonyms / Antônimos
DVDBlu-raydigital streaming

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
VHS, videocassete, fita de vídeo
VHS is commonly used alongside 'videocassete' or 'fita VHS'
Rio de Janeiro
VHS, fita
Often shortened to just 'fita' in casual speech
São Paulo
VHS, videocassete
More formal usage of 'videocassete' is common
Portugal
VHS, cassete de vídeo, fita de vídeo
Portuguese speakers may use 'cassete de vídeo' more frequently than Brazilians

Related Words

videocassette recorderVCRBetaLaserDiscvideo format

Related Idioms & Phrases

rewind the VHS
tape it on VHS
VHS era
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