especulação

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin speculātiōnem, from Latin speculor. By surface analysis, especular +‎ -ção. Compare Galician especulación.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /eʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧cu‧la‧ção

Noun

especulação f (plural especulações)

  1. speculation
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