ambição

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ambitiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: am‧bi‧ção

Noun

ambição f (plural ambições)

  1. ambition
    Synonyms: sofreguidão, cupidez

Further reading

  • ambição” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913