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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.niˈtẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.niˈtẽ.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.niˈtẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.niˈtẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.niˈtẽ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.niˈtẽ.sja/
Noun
penitência f (plural penitências)
- penitence (regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning)
- punishment (penalty to punish wrongdoing)
- (Roman Catholicism) confession (disclosure of one’s sins to a priest for absolution)
Derived terms