sotaque

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Etymology

Unknown.[1][2] Perhaps from Arabic صَوْتَك (ṣawt-ak, “your voice”); note that the Standard Arabic diphthong -aw- usually corresponds to in spoken Arabic dialects. According to the Houaiss dictionary, first attested in the early 18th century.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
  • Hyphenation: so‧ta‧que

Noun

sotaque m (plural sotaques)

  1. (linguistics) accent (the manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar to a community)
    Synonym: acento

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “sotaque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “sotaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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