exéquias

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exsequiās.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.ɐs/ , (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.ɐʃ/ , (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.as/ , (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjas/

  • Hyphenation: e‧xé‧qui‧as

Noun

exéquias f pl (plural only)

  1. funeral or similar posthumous cerimonies
  2. (by extension) prayers said during those cerimonies