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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hospitium.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /osˈpi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /osˈpi.sju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /osˈpi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /osˈpi.sju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʃˈpi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /oʃˈpi.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /osˈpi.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /osˈpi.sjo/
Noun
hospício m (plural hospícios)
- hospice
- insane asylum
- Synonym: manicómio
- asylum
- Synonym: asilo