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Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin excentricus, from ex- (“away”) + centrum (“centre”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /(i)ˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /ɐjˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /(i)ˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /ɐjˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /(i)ˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /ejˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /(i)ˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /ejˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /(i)ˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/, (careful pronunciation) /eʃˈsẽ.tɾi.ku/, /eˈʃẽ.tɾi.ku/
- Hyphenation: ex‧cên‧tri‧co
Adjective
excêntrico (feminine excêntrica, masculine plural excêntricos, feminine plural excêntricas)
- eccentric (deviating from the norm)
Noun
excêntrico m (plural excêntricos)
- eccentric