menopausa

Italian

Etymology

From meno- +‎ pausa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.noˈpaw.za/
  • Rhymes: -awza
  • Hyphenation: me‧no‧pàu‧sa

Noun

menopausa f (plural menopause)

  1. menopause

Portuguese

Etymology

From meno- +‎ pausa (“break”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.noˈpaw.zɐ/ [me.noˈpaʊ̯.zɐ]

  • Rhymes: -awzɐ
  • Hyphenation: me‧no‧pau‧sa

Noun

menopausa f (plural menopausas)

  1. (physiology) menopause (definitive cessation of menstruation)
  2. (physiology) menopause (the stage of a woman's life at which this process occurs (the average age at which menopause begins is 51))

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