centenário

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See also: Centenário and centenario

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centēnārius. By surface analysis, centena +‎ -ário. Doublet of quintal (“100 pounds”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.teˈna.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.teˈna.ɾjo/

  • Rhymes: -aɾiu
  • Hyphenation: cen‧te‧ná‧ri‧o

Adjective

centenário (feminine centenária, masculine plural centenários, feminine plural centenárias)

  1. centennial
  2. centenarian

Noun

centenário m (plural centenários, feminine centenária, feminine plural centenárias)

  1. centennial
  2. centenarian

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