menopausa

Italian

Etymology

From meno- +‎ pausa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.noˈpaw.za/
• Rhymes: -awza
• Hyphenation: me‧no‧pàu‧sa

Noun

menopausa f (plural menopause)

1. menopause

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) +‎ pausa (“break”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.noˈpaw.zɐ/ [me.noˈpaʊ̯.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.noˈpaw.zɐ/ [me.noˈpaʊ̯.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.noˈpaw.za/ [me.noˈpaʊ̯.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɛ.nɔˈpaw.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -awzɐ
• Hyphenation: me‧no‧pau‧sa

Noun

menopausa f (plural menopausas)

1. (physiology) menopause (definitive cessation of menstruation)
2. (physiology) menopause (the stage of a woman's life at which this process occurs (the average age at which menopause begins is 51))