sesquicentenário

See also: sesquicentenario

Portuguese

Etymology

From sesqui- (“1½ times”) +‎ centenário.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.u/ [ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʃ.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.u/ [seʃ.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /seʃ.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.o/ [ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨʃ.ki.sẽ.tɨˈna.ɾju/

Noun

sesquicentenário m (plural sesquicentenários)

sesquicentenary

Adjective

sesquicentenário (feminine sesquicentenária, masculine plural sesquicentenários, feminine plural sesquicentenárias)

sesquicentennial

Further reading

“sesquicentenário”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“sesquicentenário”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025