delegação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlēgātiōnem, from dēlēgō. By surface analysis, delegar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.le.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.le.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.lɨ.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [dɨ.lɨ.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: de‧le‧ga‧ção

Noun

delegação f (plural delegações)

1. delegation (act of delegating)
2. delegation (a group of delegates)