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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hostia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃja/
Noun
hóstia f (plural hóstias)
- (Catholicism) host (consecrated bread)
- Synonym: partícula
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