confiscação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfiscātiōnem. By surface analysis, confiscar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fis.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.fis.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.fiʃ.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.fiʃ.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.fiʃ.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: con‧fis‧ca‧ção

Noun

confiscação f (plural confiscações)

  1. confiscation (the act or process of confiscating something)
    Synonym: confisco

Further reading

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