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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin maleficium.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.leˈfi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.leˈfi.sju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.leˈfi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.leˈfi.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.leˈfi.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.leˈfi.sjo/
- Hyphenation: ma‧le‧fí‧ci‧o
Noun
malefício m (plural malefícios)
- damage, harm (a negative consequence)
- Synonym: dano
- Antonym: benefício
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