ocasião

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• occasião (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occāsiōnem. See also the archaic form cajão, which may have been inherited (compare Italian cagione).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ka.ziˈɐ̃w̃/ [o.ka.zɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /o.kaˈzjɐ̃w̃/ [o.kaˈzjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.kɐˈzjɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: o‧ca‧si‧ão

Noun

ocasião f (plural ocasiões)

1. occasion (favorable opportunity)

Derived terms

• ocasionar