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Portuguese
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pro‧pó‧si‧to
Noun
propósito m (plural propósitos)
- purpose; target; aim; goal
- purpose; motive (reason for which something is done)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“that which is proposed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈposito/
- Rhymes: -osito
- Syllabification: pro‧pó‧si‧to
Noun
propósito m (plural propósitos)
- purpose
- resolution
- propósito de Año Nuevo ― New Year's resolution
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