assentamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From assentar (to settle) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sẽ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: as‧sen‧ta‧men‧to

Noun

assentamento m (plural assentamentos)

  1. settlement (a colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled)

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