irrupção

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin irruptiōnem. Cognate with Galician and Spanish irrupción, Catalan irrupció, French irruption, Italian irruzione.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁupˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /i.ʁu.piˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁupˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /i.ʁu.piˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁupˈsɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁuˈpsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: ir‧rup‧ção

Noun

irrupção f (plural irrupções)

irruption, break-in, invasion
Synonym: invasão
overflowing of a water body
Synonym: transbordamento

Usage notes

Not to be confused with erupção.

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