faculdade

Portuguese

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin facultātem, from facultās + -em.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.kuwˈda.d͡ʒi/ [fa.kuʊ̯ˈda.d͡ʒi]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.kuwˈda.de/ [fa.kuʊ̯ˈda.de]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ.kulˈda.dɨ/ [fɐ.kuɫˈda.ðɨ]

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
    • Hyphenation: fa‧cul‧da‧de

    Noun

    faculdade f (plural faculdades)

    1. faculty (all senses)
    2. college (institute of advanced education)
      Estou no meu segundo ano da faculdade
      I am in my second year of university.
    3. power, ability
      1. (law) right

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