tribulação
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin trībulātiōnem, from Latin trībulō (“to press, to squeeze, to extract”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.bu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾi.bu.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾi.bu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾi.βu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃]
- Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧la‧ção
Noun
tribulação f (plural tribulações)
- tribulation; adversity (an unfavourable event)