abafação

Portuguese

Etymology

From abafar (“to become fogged; to smother”) +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ba.faˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.ba.faˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐ.fɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.βɐ.fɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧ção

Noun

abafação f (plural abafações)

  1. (uncountable) dyspnea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  2. an episode of dyspnea

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