pênalti

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See also: penalti

Portuguese

Alternative forms

penálti (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from English penalty, from Middle French pénalité, from pénal, from Latin poenālis, from poena, borrowing of Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂, comprising *kʷey- + *-néh₂.

Doublet of penalidade.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.naw.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.naw.t͡ʃi/

Noun

pênalti m (plural pênaltis) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

(sports) penalty

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