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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin perineum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɾĩ.ne.u/, /peˈɾĩ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /peˈɾĩ.nju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɾĩ.ne.u/, /peˈɾĩ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /peˈɾĩ.nju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈɾi.ne.o/
Noun
períneo m (plural períneos)
- (anatomy) perineum (set of soft parts that internally closes the pelvis of mammals)
- (anatomy) perineum (area between the anus and the sexual organs)
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