inquisição

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquisitiōne.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: in‧qui‧si‧ção

Noun

inquisição m (plural inquisições)

  1. inquiry; inquisition; interrogation
    Synonyms: inquirição, investigação, indagação
  2. (Catholicism, historical) Inquisition

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