testemunho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tes.teˈmũ.ɲu/ [tes.teˈmũ.j̃u]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teʃ.teˈmũ.ɲu/ [teʃ.teˈmũ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tes.teˈmu.ɲo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨʃ.tɨˈmu.ɲu/

  • Rhymes: -uɲu
  • Hyphenation: tes‧te‧mu‧nho

Etymology 1

From Latin testimōnium (“testimony”), from testis (“witness”).

Noun

testemunho m (plural testemunhos)

  1. the act of witnessing something
  2. (law) testimony (statement in court)
    Synonym: depoimento
  3. witness (something that serves as evidence)
    Synonyms: evidência, indício, resquício, sinal, prova, vestígio
  4. (religion) testimony (a personal account in a church service)
  5. (sports, Portugal) baton (object transferred by relay runners)
    Synonym: (Brazil) bastão
Derived terms
  • passagem do testemunho

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

testemunho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of testemunhar
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