atenção

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin attentiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧ten‧ção

Noun

atenção f (plural atenções)

  1. attention
  2. thoughtfulness

Further reading

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