incêndio

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See also: incendio, incendiò, and incendió

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin incendium (conflagration; fire).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒjo/

  • Hyphenation: in‧cên‧di‧o

Noun

incêndio m (plural incêndios)

  1. fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place)
  2. arson (criminal fire)

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