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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caerimōnia (“holiness”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ɾiˈmõ.ni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.ɾiˈmõ.njɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ɾiˈmõ.ni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.ɾiˈmõ.njɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ɾiˈmo.ni.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.ɾiˈmo.nja/
- Hyphenation: ce‧ri‧mô‧ni‧a
Noun
cerimônia f (plural cerimônias) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- ceremony (ritual with religious, social or political significance)
- (informal) excessive formality