adultério

See also: adulterio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adulterium, from adulter.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.duwˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [a.duʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /a.duwˈtɛ.ɾju/ [a.duʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.duwˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [a.duʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /a.duwˈtɛ.ɾju/ [a.duʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.duwˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [a.duʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /a.duwˈtɛ.ɾjo/ [a.duʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dulˈtɛ.ɾju/ [ɐ.ðuɫˈtɛ.ɾju]

• Hyphenation: a‧dul‧té‧ri‧o

Noun

adultério m (plural adultérios)

1. adultery (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse)

Related terms

• adúltero

Further reading

• “adultério”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “adultério”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026