imitação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin imitātiōnem. By surface analysis, imitar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.mi.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [i.mi.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mi.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧ção

Noun

imitação f (plural imitações)

  1. imitation (act of imitating)
  2. imitation; mock; copy

Further reading

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