recepção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin receptiōnem (“the act of receiving; reception”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ʁe.se.piˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.se.piˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ʁe.se.piˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.se.piˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

recepção f (plural recepções) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. reception (act of receiving)
  2. reception, front desk (the desk of a hotel, office etc. where guests are received)

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