amaciante

Portuguese

Etymology

From amaciar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.siˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.ma.sɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.maˈsjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.siˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [a.ma.sɪˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /a.maˈsjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.siˈɐ̃.te/ [a.ma.sɪˈɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /a.maˈsjɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈsjɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ci‧an‧te

Noun

amaciante m (plural amaciantes)

1. fabric softener (a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer)

Further reading

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