estimação

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aestimātiōnem. By surface analysis, estimar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /es.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /eʃ.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.t͡ʃi.maˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: es‧ti‧ma‧ção

Noun

estimação f (plural estimações)

  1. estimation (all senses)

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