cerimônia

See also: cerimonia, cerimónia, and cerimònia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

cerimónia (European)
cerimonia (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caerimonia (“holiness”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾiˈmõ.ni.ɐ/ [se.ɾiˈmõ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /se.ɾiˈmõ.njɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾiˈmo.ni.a/ [se.ɾiˈmo.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /se.ɾiˈmo.nja/

Hyphenation: ce‧ri‧mô‧ni‧a

Noun

cerimônia f (plural cerimônias) (Brazilian spelling)

ceremony (ritual with religious, social or political significance)
(informal) excessive formality

Related terms

cerimonial, cerimonioso

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