exploração

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin explōrātiōnem. By surface analysis, explorar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.plo.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ɐjʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ɐjʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ejʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ejʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, /eʃ.plu.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: ex‧plo‧ra‧ção

• Audio (Brazil):

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Noun

exploração f (plural explorações)

1. exploration
2. exploitation