puerícia

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See also: puericia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pueritia.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.eˈɾi.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pweˈɾi.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.eˈɾi.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /pweˈɾi.sja/

  • Hyphenation: pu‧e‧rí‧ci‧a

Noun

puerícia f (plural puerícias)

  1. preteen age

References

  1. ^ puerícia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ puerícia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024