sublevação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sublevātiōnem, from sublevō (“to support, to encourage”). By surface analysis, sublevar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.ble.vaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.ble.vaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.blɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.βlɨ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: sub‧le‧va‧ção

Noun

sublevação f (plural sublevações)

  1. sublevation; uprising; insurrection
    Synonyms: insurreição, revolta, motim, levante
  2. (geology) uplift (tectonic upheaval)

Further reading

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