investigação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin investīgātiōnem. By surface analysis, investigar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ves.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.ves.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.veʃ.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.veʃ.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.vɨʃ.ti.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.vɨʃ.ti.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: in‧ves‧ti‧ga‧ção

Noun

investigação f (plural investigações)

  1. investigation
  2. research

Further reading
  • “investigação” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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