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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/
- (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)
- centennial
- centenarian
Noun
centenário m (plural centenários, feminine centenária, feminine plural centenárias)
- centennial
- centenarian
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