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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈpa.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈpa.t͡ʃi/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽˈpa.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩˈpa.t͡ʃi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈpa.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈpa.t͡ʃi/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽˈpa.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩˈpa.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈpa.te/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈpa.te/
Etymology 1
Noun
desempate m (plural desempates)
- tiebreaker (something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation)
Etymology 2
Verb
desempate
- inflection of desempatar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology 1
Deverbal from desempatar.
Noun
desempate m (plural desempates)
- tiebreak; tiebreaker
Etymology 2
Verb
desempate
- inflection of desempatar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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