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Portuguese
Etymology
From estio (“summer, dry season”) + -agem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ , /es.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ , /es.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ , /eʃ.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/
Noun
estiagem f (plural estiagens)
- drought
- (figurative) absence
2001, Plato, translated by Maura Iglésias, Meno, Rio de Janeiro: Ed. PUC-Rio, pages 70c-71a:Produziu-se como que uma estiagem da sabedoria, e há o risco de que a sabedoria tenha emigrado destas paragens para junto de vós.- A kind of drought of wisdom has come on, and there is a risk that wisdom has deserted this vicinity in favor of yours.