desertificação

Portuguese

Etymology

From desertificar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zeʁ.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zeh.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.zeɾ.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zeɾ.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.zeʁ.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zeχ.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zeɻ.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zeɻ.t͡ʃi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɨɾ.ti.fi.kɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: de‧ser‧ti‧fi‧ca‧ção

Noun

desertificação f (plural desertificações)

  1. desertification (process by which a region becomes a desert)
  2. depopulation
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