aspersão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspersiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /as.peʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.pehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /as.peɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.peɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃ.peʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʃ.peχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /as.peɻˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.peɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐʃ.pɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: as‧per‧são

Noun

aspersão f (plural aspersões)

  1. sprinkling (the act of throwing small drops of liquid onto something)
    Synonyms: borrifo, borrifada
  2. (religion) aspersion (a sprinkling of holy water)

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