especulação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin speculātiōnem, from Latin speculor. By surface analysis, especular +‎ -ção. Compare Galician especulación.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.pe.ku.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧cu‧la‧ção

Noun

especulação f (plural especulações)

1. speculation

Related terms

• especular