sotaque

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic صَوْتَك (ṣawt-ak, “your voice”); note that the Standard Arabic diphthong -aw- usually corresponds to [oː] in spoken Arabic dialects. According to the Houaiss dictionary, first attested in the early 18th century.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈta.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈta.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈta.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈta.kɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
• Hyphenation: so‧ta‧que

Noun

sotaque m (plural sotaques)

1. (linguistics) accent (the manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar to a community)

   Synonym: acento

Derived terms

• sotaquear