reconciliação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin reconciliātiōnem. By surface analysis, reconciliar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.si.li.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõ.si.lɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.kõ.si.ljaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõ.si.ljaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.si.li.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõ.si.lɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.kõ.si.ljaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõ.si.ljaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõ.si.li.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.kõ.si.lɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.kõ.si.ljaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.kõ.si.ljaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.kõ.si.ljɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: re‧con‧ci‧li‧a‧ção

Noun

reconciliação f (plural reconciliações)

1. reconciliation (the reestablishment of friendly relations)
2. (Roman Catholicism) reconciliation (a sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution)

Further reading

• “reconciliação”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024