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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quīnquennium, from quīnque (“five”) + annus (“year”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩˈkẽ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kĩˈkẽ.nju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩˈkẽ.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kĩˈkẽ.nju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kĩˈke.ni.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /kĩˈke.njo/
- Hyphenation: quin‧quê‧ni‧o
Noun
quinquênio m (plural quinquênios)
- lustrum, quinquennium
- Synonym: lustro