abafação

Portuguese

Etymology

From abafar (“to become fogged; to smother”) +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.faˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.ba.faˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.fɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.βɐ.fɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧ção

Noun

abafação f (plural abafações)

(uncountable) dyspnea (difficult or laboured respiration)
an episode of dyspnea

Synonyms

dispneia, falta de ar

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