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Portuguese
Etymology
From assassino (“assassin”) + -io, from Italian assassino, from Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.saˈsĩ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.saˈsĩ.nju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.saˈsĩ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.saˈsĩ.nju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.saˈsi.ni.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.saˈsi.njo/
- Hyphenation: as‧sas‧sí‧ni‧o
Noun
assassínio m (plural assassínios)
- assassination; murder
- Synonyms: assassinato, homicídio