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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾja/
- Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ten‧ci‧á‧ri‧a
Noun
penitenciária f (plural penitenciárias)
- penitentiary (prison for convicted felons)
Adjective
penitenciária
- feminine singular of penitenciário