religião

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin religiōnem (“scrupulousness, piety”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.li.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [he.li.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.liˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [he.liˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.li.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [χe.li.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.liˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [χe.liˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.liˈʒjɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: re‧li‧gi‧ão

Noun

religião f (plural religiões)

  1. religion

Further reading

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