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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ambitiōnem.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: am‧bi‧ção
Noun
ambição f (plural ambições)
- ambition
- Synonyms: sofreguidão, cupidez
Further reading
- “ambição” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913