traição

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See also: traiçaõ

Portuguese

Traição de Judas

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese traiçon, from Latin trāditiōnem (“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō (“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- (“over, across”) +‎ dō (“give”) (from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”)). By surface analysis, trair +‎ -ção. Doublet of tradição. Cognate with Galician traizón, Spanish traición, French trahison and English treason.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: trai‧ção

Noun

traição f (plural traições)

  1. treason, betrayal
  2. cheating, infidelity (unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate relationship)
    Synonym: infidelidade

Descendants

  • → Tetum: traisaun

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