lapidação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiō. By surface analysis, lapidar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.pi.daˈsɐ̃w̃/ [la.pi.daˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.pi.dɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [lɐ.pi.ðɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: la‧pi‧da‧ção

Noun

lapidação f (plural lapidações)

  1. cut (of a gemstone)
  2. (figurative) perfecting
  3. lapidation, stoning
    Synonym: apedrejamento

Further reading

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