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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin pestilentia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pes.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pes.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pes.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pes.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʃ.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /peʃ.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pes.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /pes.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.sja/
- Hyphenation: pes‧ti‧lên‧ci‧a
Noun
pestilência f (plural pestilências)
- pestilence, plague, contagion