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Portuguese
Etymology
From earlier empréstido (possibly influenced by préstimo), ultimately from Latin praestitus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾɛs.t͡ʃi.mu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾɛs.t͡ʃi.mu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾɛs.t͡ʃi.mu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾɛs.t͡ʃi.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾɛʃ.t͡ʃi.mu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾɛʃ.t͡ʃi.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɾɛs.t͡ʃi.mo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɾɛs.t͡ʃi.mo/
- Hyphenation: em‧prés‧ti‧mo
Noun
empréstimo m (plural empréstimos)
- loan
- (linguistics) loanword, foreign word, borrowing
- Synonym: estrangeirismo
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