empréstimo

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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/
    • (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)

  1. loan
  2. (linguistics) loanword, foreign word, borrowing
    Synonym: estrangeirismo

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