contrarrevolução

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From contra- (“counter-”) +‎ revolução.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾɐ.he.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾɐ.χe.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾa.he.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨ.vu.luˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨ.bu.luˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁɨ.βu.luˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: con‧trar‧re‧vo‧lu‧ção

Noun

contrarrevolução f (plural contrarrevoluções)

  1. (politics) counterrevolution
    1. political and social movement to combat a revolution
    2. political and social movement that aims to restore the state of affairs altered by an immediately previous revolution
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