desperdício

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desperdicio, from Medieval Latin desperditio, from disperdere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/ , /d͡ʒis.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.peɾˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.peɾˈd͡ʒi.sju/, /d͡ʒis.peɾˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.peɾˈd͡ʒi.sju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /deʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/, /d͡ʒiʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peɻˈd͡ʒi.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /des.peɻˈd͡ʒi.sjo/

  • Hyphenation: des‧per‧dí‧ci‧o

Noun

desperdício m (plural desperdícios)

  1. waste, wastage
  2. (in the plural) rubbish