carência

See also: carencia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carentia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ [kaˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾẽ.si.a/ [kaˈɾẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾẽ.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

Rhymes: -ẽsjɐ
Hyphenation: ca‧rên‧ci‧a

Noun

carência f (plural carências)

lack, shortage
scarcity
necessity of emotional connection

Related terms

carente

Further reading

“carência” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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