designação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsignātiōnem. By surface analysis, designar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zi.ɡnɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [dɨ.zi.ɣnɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: de‧sig‧na‧ção

Noun

designação f (plural designações)

  1. designation
  2. appointment, assignment
  3. denomination

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