desmatamento

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Portuguese

Etymology

From desmatar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.ma.taˈmẽ.tu/, /d͡ʒiz.ma.taˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: des‧ma‧ta‧men‧to

Noun

desmatamento m (plural desmatamentos)

  1. deforestation (thinning or cleaning of bush on land, area, etc.)
  2. deforestation (cutting or destroying a large number of trees in a forest)
    Synonym: desflorestamento

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