gestação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gestātiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒes.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ʒes.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒeʃ.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ʒeʃ.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɨʃ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: ges‧ta‧ção

Noun

gestação f (plural gestações)

  1. gestation, pregnancy (period of time a fetus develops inside mother’s body)
  2. gestation (development of a plan or idea)

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