exceto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• excepto (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin exceptus, from excipiō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈsɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈsɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈsɛ.to/

• Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧to

Preposition

exceto

1. except, other than

   Synonyms: menos, salvo

   Todos foram à festa, exceto eu.

   Everybody went to the party, except me.

Related terms

• exceção