operação
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin operātiōnem. By surface analysis, operar + -ção.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [o.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Noun
operação f (plural operações)
- operation (method by which a device performs its function)
Further reading
- “operação”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “operação”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026