aspersão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspersiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.peʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.pehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.peʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.pehˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /as.peɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.peɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.peʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʃ.peχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.peɻˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.peɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.pɨɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: as‧per‧são

Noun

aspersão f (plural aspersões)

1. sprinkling (the act of throwing small drops of liquid onto something)

   Synonyms: borrifo, borrifada

2. (religion) aspersion (a sprinkling of holy water)