batistério

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.t͡ʃiʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [ba.t͡ʃiʃˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ba.t͡ʃiʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ba.t͡ʃisˈtɛ.ɾjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ba.tiʃˈtɛ.ɾju/

  • Hyphenation: ba‧tis‧té‧ri‧o

Noun

batistério m (plural batistérios)

  1. baptistry