desfecho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desfechar.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈfe.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈfe.ʃu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈfe.ʃu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈfe.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈfe.ʃo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈfɐ(j).ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈfe.t͡ʃu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈfe.ʃu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈfe.ʃu/

Hyphenation: des‧fe‧cho

Noun

desfecho m (plural desfechos)

conclusion, end
solution of a problem or mystery
shot of a firearm
(Trás-os-Montes, veterinary medicine) a change on the horse's dentition

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈfe.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈfe.ʃu/, /desˈfɛ.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈfɛ.ʃu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈfe.ʃu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈfe.ʃu/, /deʃˈfɛ.ʃu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈfɛ.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈfe.ʃo/, /desˈfɛ.ʃo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈfɐ(j).ʃu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈfɛ.ʃu/

Hyphenation: des‧fe‧cho

Verb

desfecho

first-person singular present indicative of desfechar

References

^ “desfecho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025