penitenciária

See also: penitenciaria and penitenciaría

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From penitência +‎ -ária.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.ni.tẽ.sɪˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.a/ [pe.ni.tẽ.sɪˈa.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾiɐ, -aɾjɐ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ten‧ci‧á‧ri‧a

Noun

penitenciária f (plural penitenciárias)

  1. penitentiary, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prisão

Adjective

penitenciária

  1. feminine singular of penitenciário

Further reading

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