silêncio

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See also: silencio and silenció

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin silentium. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese seenço.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈlẽ.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /siˈlẽ.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈlẽ.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /siˈlẽ.sjo/

  • Hyphenation: si‧lên‧ci‧o

Noun

silêncio m (plural silêncios)

  1. silence (the lack of any sound)

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