adulação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adūlātiōnem. By surface analysis, adular +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.du.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.du.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.du.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.ðu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: a‧du‧la‧ção

Noun

adulação f (plural adulações)

  1. adulation (excessive flattery)

Further reading

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