batismo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese batismo, bautismo, baptismo, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin and Late Latin baptismus, baptismum from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός (baptismós), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, to plunge”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃiz.mo/

  • Hyphenation: ba‧tis‧mo

Noun

batismo m (plural batismos)

  1. baptism
    Synonym: batizado

Descendants

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