vigilância

See also: vigilancia and vigilància

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vigilantia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.ʒiˈlɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [vi.ʒiˈlɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vi.ʒiˈlɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.ʒiˈlɐ̃.si.a/ [vi.ʒiˈlɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /vi.ʒiˈlɐ̃.sja/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
  • Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧lân‧ci‧a

Noun

vigilância f (plural vigilâncias)

  1. vigilance
  2. surveillance
  3. oversight
  4. (colloquial) ellipsis of vigilância sanitária

Further reading

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