peripécia

See also: peripecia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾiˈpɛ.sjɐ/

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧pé‧ci‧a

Noun

peripécia f (plural peripécias)

1. (drama) peripeteia (sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point)
2. (by extension) an unexpected occurrence

   Synonym: acaso

Further reading

• “peripécia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025