sondagem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French sondage. By surface analysis, sondar +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sõˈda.ʒẽj̃/ [sõˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sõˈda.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: son‧da‧gem

Noun

sondagem f (plural sondagens)

  1. sounding (test made with a probe)
  2. research done before committing oneself to something
  3. poll; survey (examination of the opinions of a group of people)
    Synonym: inquérito
  4. (medicine) catheterization
    Synonym: cateterismo

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