exéquias

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exsequiās.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.ɐs/ [eˈzɛ.kɪ.ɐs], (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.ɐʃ/ [eˈzɛ.kɪ.ɐʃ], (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.as/ [eˈzɛ.kɪ.as], (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈzɛ.kjɐʃ/

Hyphenation: e‧xé‧qui‧as

Noun

exéquias f pl (plural only)

funeral or similar posthumous cerimonies
(by extension) prayers said during those cerimonies

Further reading

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