salvação

See also: salvaçaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese salvaçon, from Latin salvātiōnem. By surface analysis, salvar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.vaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [saʊ̯.vaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sal.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [saɫ.vɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: sal‧va‧ção

Noun

salvação f (plural salvações)

  1. salvation, saving
  2. redemption

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