baleação

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.li.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ba.lɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ba.ljaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ba.ljaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ba.le.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ba.le.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.le.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ba.le.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.ljɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ba‧le‧a‧ção

Etymology 1

From baleia +‎ -ção.

Noun

baleação f (uncountable)

  1. whaling (practice of hunting whales)

Etymology 2

From balear +‎ -ção.

Noun

baleação f (uncountable)

  1. the act of shooting someone

Further reading