branqueamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From branquear +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.ke.aˈmẽ.tu/, /bɾɐ̃.ki.aˈmẽ.tu/ [bɾɐ̃.kɪ.aˈmẽ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /bɾɐ̃.kjaˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.ke.aˈmẽ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kjɐˈmẽ.tu/

Noun

branqueamento m (plural branqueamentos)

  1. bleaching
  2. whitening
  3. (Brazil, historical) Ellipsis of branquemento racial.; racial whitening
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