tsunâmi

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See also: tsunami and Tsunami

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

tsunâmi

Alternative forms

tsunami

Etymology

From Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ (“seismic sea wave”, literally “harbour wave”)).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tsuˈnɐ̃.mi/, /t͡ʃi.suˈnɐ̃.mi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tsuˈnɐ.me/, /t͡ʃi.suˈnɐ.me/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tsuˈnɐ.mi/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmi, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
Hyphenation: tsu‧nâ‧mi

Noun

tsunâmi m (plural tsunâmis)

tsunami (large, destructive wave)
Synonym: maremoto

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