óbice

See also: obice

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obicem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bi.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bi.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bi.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bi.sɨ/ [ˈɔ.βi.sɨ]

• Hyphenation: ó‧bi‧ce

Noun

óbice m (plural óbices)

1. obstacle, impediment

   A falta de dinheiro constitui um óbice ao ensino superior.

   The lack of money is an obstacle to higher education.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obicem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈobiθe/ [ˈo.β̞i.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈobise/ [ˈo.β̞i.se]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -obiθe
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -obise
• Syllabification: ó‧bi‧ce

Noun

óbice m (plural óbices)

1. obstacle

Further reading

• “óbice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014