inchação

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin īnflātiōnem, and therefore a doublet of inflação, a later borrowing. By surface analysis, inchar +‎ -ção. Compare Spanish hinchazón, Italian enfiagione, dialectal French enflaison, archaic Romanian umflăciune.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ʃaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.ʃaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.t͡ʃɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: in‧cha‧ção

Noun

inchação f (plural inchações)

swelling
Synonym: inchamento
bump
pock
tumor
(figurative) arrogance, vanity, pride
Synonyms: arrogância, vaidade

Related terms

See also

inflação

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