branqueamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From branquear +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾɐ̃.ke.aˈmẽ.tu/, /bɾɐ̃.ki.aˈmẽ.tu/ [bɾɐ̃.kɪ.aˈmẽ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /bɾɐ̃.kjaˈmẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾɐ̃.ke.aˈmẽ.tu/, /bɾɐ̃.ki.aˈmẽ.tu/ [bɾɐ̃.kɪ.aˈmẽ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /bɾɐ̃.kjaˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾɐ̃.ke.aˈmẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐ̃.kjɐˈmẽ.tu/

Noun

branqueamento m (plural branqueamentos)

1. bleaching
2. whitening
3. (Brazil, historical) Ellipsis of branquemento racial.; racial whitening

Related terms

• branquear