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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Sosia, the name of a slave in Plautus' play Amphitryon. Compare French sosie, Spanish sosias and Italian sosia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.zi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɔ.zjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.zi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɔ.zjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.zi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɔ.zja/
Noun
sósia m or f by sense (plural sósias)
- double (a person resembling or standing for another)
- Synonym: (Brazil) dublê