miscigenação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English miscegenation. By surface analysis, miscigenar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.si.ʒe.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [mi.si.ʒe.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /miʃ.si.ʒɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /mi.ʃi.ʒɨ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

miscigenação f (plural miscigenações)

1. miscegenation (the mixing or blending of races)