emagrecimento
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From emagrecer (“to slim down”) + -mento.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: e‧ma‧gre‧ci‧men‧to
Noun[edit]
emagrecimento m (plural emagrecimentos)
- slimming (the act or process of losing weight or becoming skinny)
Usage notes[edit]
Emagrecimento is usually used in reference to intentional, wanted or tolerated weight loss, whereas perda de peso is used more generally, including in reference to unwanted weight loss.