hóstia

See also: hostia, Hostia, hòstia, hostią, and Hostią

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hostia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [ˈɔs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [ˈɔs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.a/ [ˈɔs.t͡ʃɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.tjɐ/

• Hyphenation: hós‧ti‧a

Noun

hóstia f (plural hóstias)

1. (Catholicism) host (consecrated bread)

   Synonym: partícula

Further reading

• “hóstia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024