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vocabulário

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See also: vocabulario

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin vocābulārium. By surface analysis, vocábulo +‎ -ário.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vo.ka.buˈla.ɾi.u/ [vo.ka.buˈla.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /vo.ka.buˈla.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vo.ka.buˈla.ɾi.o/ [vo.ka.buˈla.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /vo.ka.buˈla.ɾjo/
 

  • Hyphenation: vo‧cá‧bu‧lá‧ri‧o

Noun

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vocabulário m (plural vocabulários)

  1. vocabulary (set of words used by an individual)
  2. vocabulary; lexicon; terminology (set of words used in a particular field)
    Synonym: terminologia
  3. vocabulary; wordlist (a document containing a list of words, especially one with less information than a dictionary)
    Synonyms: glossário, elucidário
  4. (linguistics) vocabulary; lexicon (the words of a language)
    Synonym: léxico
  5. (informal) language (insults and vulgarities)
    Synonym: palavreado
    Olha o vocabulário, menininho!
    Watch the language, little boy!