locução

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin locūtiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/ [lo.kuˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.kuˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: lo‧cu‧ção

Noun

locução f (plural locuções)

(grammar) phrase (group of words that functions as a single unit)

Related terms

locutor

Further reading

“locução” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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