construção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstructiōnem. Compare with Galician construción.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõs.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾuˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cons‧tru‧ção

Noun

construção f (plural construções)

  1. construction, building (act or process of building)

Descendants

  • → Tetum: konstrusaun

Further reading

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