cemitério

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Portuguese

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Um cemitério

Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion, sleeping chamber), from κοιμάω (koimáō, to put to sleep).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [se.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /se.miˈtɛ.ɾju/, /si.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [si.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /si.miˈtɛ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.miˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [se.miˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /se.miˈtɛ.ɾjo/

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ce‧mi‧té‧ri‧o

Noun

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cemitério m (plural cemitérios)

  1. cemetery; graveyard (place where bodies are buried)
  2. (figurative) a place without people
    O parque está um cemitério.
    The park is completely empty.

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