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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spurius.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpu.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈpu.ɾju/, /esˈpu.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpu.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpu.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈpu.ɾju/, /esˈpu.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpu.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpu.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpu.ɾju/, /eʃˈpu.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈpu.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpu.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈpu.ɾjo/
Adjective
espúrio (feminine espúria, masculine plural espúrios, feminine plural espúrias)
- spurious; false; not authentic
- spurious; illegitimate; bastard