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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin spolium.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɔ.lju/, /esˈpɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɔ.lju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɔ.lju/, /esˈpɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɔ.lju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpɔ.lju/, /eʃˈpɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈpɔ.lju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɔ.li.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɔ.ljo/
Noun
espólio m (plural espólios)
- booty; plunder; loot; spoil (goods taken from defeated enemies)
- estate; collection; legacy
- espólio artístico ― artistic legacy
- espólio fotográfico ― photographic archive
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