operação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin operātiōnem. By surface analysis, operar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [o.pe.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.pɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧ção

Noun

operação f (plural operações)

  1. operation (method by which a device performs its function)