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Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin quaeritāre (“to seek”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɾitu
- Hyphenation: in‧qué‧ri‧to
Noun
inquérito m (plural inquéritos)
- inquiry (a seeking of information by asking questions)
- a formal investigation
- Synonym: investigação
- poll; survey (examination of the opinions of a group of people)
- Synonyms: enquete, sondagem
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