especulação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin speculātiōnem, from Latin speculor. By surface analysis, especular +‎ -ção. Compare Galician especulación.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Audio (Portugal (Alentejo)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧cu‧la‧ção

Noun

especulação f (plural especulações)

  1. speculation

Further reading

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