espião

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Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from French espion.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈpjɐ̃w̃/ , /es.piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpjɐ̃w̃/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpjɐ̃w̃/ , /eʃ.piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈpjɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpjɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ão

Noun

espião m (plural espiões, feminine espiã, feminine plural espiãs)

  1. spy (person who secretly watches)
    • 1820, “Prerogativa do Poder Real fazer a nomeação dos Juizes”, in Historia das Cortes que houve em Portugal , Lisbon: Viuva Neves, page 35:
      E em que valor he estimada a Magistratura de Portugal quando com ella se pagão os serviços infames de hum espião?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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