agitação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agitātiōnem (“movement, agitation”). By surface analysis, agitar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʒi.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.ʒi.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʒi.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta‧ção

Noun

agitação f (plural agitações)

  1. agitation
  2. excitement, turmoil
  3. upheaval, unrest

Further reading

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