contração

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin contractiōnem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧ção

Noun

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contração f (plural contrações)

  1. contraction
  2. shrinkage
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