abraquia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (a-) +‎ Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brakhī́ōn) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈki.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈki.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾaˈki.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɾɐˈki.ɐ/ [ɐ.βɾɐˈki.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧bra‧qui‧a

Noun

abraquia f (uncountable)

1. (teratology) abrachia (congenital deprivation of arms)

Further reading

• “abraquia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “abraquia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024