lixívia

See also: lixivia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lixīvia (“alkalized water”), from an inflection of lixīvus (“made into lye”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈʃi.vi.ɐ/ [liˈʃi.vɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /liˈʃi.vjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈʃi.vi.a/ [liˈʃi.vɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /liˈʃi.vja/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /liˈʃi.vjɐ/, /lɨˈʃi.vjɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /liˈʃi.bjɐ/ [liˈʃi.βjɐ], /lɨˈʃi.bjɐ/ [lɨˈʃi.βjɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /lɨˈʃi.vjɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɨˈʃi.vjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -iviɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ivjɐ
  • Hyphenation: li‧xí‧vi‧a

Noun

lixívia f (plural lixívias)

  1. lye (caustic alkaline solution)
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