ofertório

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin offertorium, ultimately from Latin offerō. Compare Catalan and Spanish ofertorio, Italian offertorio.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾju/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.feɾˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.feɾˈtɔ.ɾju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.feʁˈtɔ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.feɻˈtɔ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.feɻˈtɔ.ɾjo/

  • Hyphenation: o‧fer‧tó‧ri‧o

Noun

ofertório m (plural ofertórios)

  1. (religion) offertory (part of the mass in which the priest offers the host and chalice)
  2. (religion) offertory (act of offering any amount for the worship or suffrage of the souls of the deceased)
  3. offering, gift

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