ementa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈmẽ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈmẽ.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈmẽ.tɐ/

Rhymes: -ẽtɐ
Hyphenation: e‧men‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ementar (“to list”).

Noun

ementa f (plural ementas)

syllabus (topics which will be covered during an academic course)
list (enumeration or compilation of items)
menu (a list of dishes offered in a restaurant)

Synonyms

(syllabus): programa
(list): lista, rol
(menu): menu

Etymology 2

Verb

ementa

inflection of ementar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“ementa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ementa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026