esponsais

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin spōnsalia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.põˈsajs/ [is.põˈsaɪ̯s], /es.põˈsajs/ [es.põˈsaɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.põˈsajʃ/ [iʃ.põˈsaɪ̯ʃ], /eʃ.põˈsajʃ/ [eʃ.põˈsaɪ̯ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.põˈsajs/ [es.põˈsaɪ̯s]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.põˈsajʃ/

Hyphenation: es‧pon‧sais

Noun

esponsais m pl (plural only)

betrothal (mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage)

Further reading

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