controvérsia

See also: controversia and controvèrsia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contrōversia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.si.ɐ/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛh.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.sjɐ/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛh.sjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.si.ɐ/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛh.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.sjɐ/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛh.sjɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛɾ.si.ɐ/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛɾ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾoˈvɛɾ.sjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.si.ɐ/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛχ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾoˈvɛʁ.sjɐ/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛχ.sjɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾoˈvɛɻ.si.a/ [kõ.tɾoˈvɛɻ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.tɾoˈvɛɻ.sja/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈvɛɾ.sjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈvɛɾ.sjɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾuˈbɛɾ.sjɐ/ [kõ.tɾuˈβɛɾ.sjɐ]

• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧vér‧si‧a

Noun

controvérsia f (plural controvérsias)

1. controversy

Further reading

• “controvérsia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.