carência

See also: carencia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carentia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ [kaˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ [kaˈɾẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾẽ.si.a/ [kaˈɾẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾẽ.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾẽ.sjɐ/

• Rhymes: -ẽsjɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧rên‧ci‧a

Noun

carência f (plural carências)

1. lack, shortage
2. scarcity
3. necessity of emotional connection

Related terms

• carente

Further reading

• “carência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024