aspiração

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrātiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /as.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [as.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃ.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʃ.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃ.pi.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: as‧pi‧ra‧ção

Noun

aspiração f (plural aspirações)

1. aspiration (ardent desire or ambition)
2. aspiration (the act of aspirating, inhaling)
3. vacuuming (the act of cleaning something with a vacuum cleaner)
4. (phonetics) aspiration (burst of air that accompanies the release of some consonants)

Related terms

• aspirar