aspiração

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrātiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /as.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃ.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʃ.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐʃ.pi.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: as‧pi‧ra‧ção

Noun

aspiração f (plural aspirações)

  1. aspiration (ardent desire or ambition)
  2. aspiration (the act of aspirating, inhaling)
  3. vacuuming (the act of cleaning something with a vacuum cleaner)
  4. (phonetics) aspiration (burst of air that accompanies the release of some consonants)

Further reading

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