núncio

See also: nuncio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nūntius.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnũ.si.u/ [ˈnũ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnũ.sju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnũ.si.u/ [ˈnũ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnũ.sju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnũ.si.o/ [ˈnũ.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnũ.sjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnũ.sju/

• Hyphenation: nún‧ci‧o

Noun

núncio m (plural núncios)

1. nuncio (title used for Catholic clerics)

Further reading

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