precipitação

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin praecipitātiōnem. By surface analysis, precipitar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.si.pi.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾe.si.pi.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧pi‧ta‧ção

Noun

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precipitação f (plural precipitações)

  1. precipitation
  2. rainfall
  3. (chemistry) precipitation (chemical reaction forming solid in liquid)
  4. rashness, irresponsibility