ocasião

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occāsiōnem. See also the archaic form cajão, which was less influenced by Latin (compare Italian cagione).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ka.ziˈɐ̃w̃/ [o.ka.zɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /o.kaˈzjɐ̃w̃/ [o.kaˈzjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.kɐˈzjɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: o‧ca‧si‧ão

Noun

ocasião f (plural ocasiões)

  1. occasion (favorable opportunity)

Derived terms

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