silício
See also: silicio
Portuguese
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Si | |
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“stone, flint”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈli.si.u/ [siˈli.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /siˈli.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈli.si.o/ [siˈli.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /siˈli.sjo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈli.sju/
- Hyphenation: si‧lí‧ci‧o
- Homophone: cilício
Noun
silício m (plural silícios)
Related terms
Further reading
- “silício”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025