captação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin captātiōnem. By surface analysis, captar +‎ -ção. Piecewise doublet of catação.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ka.pi.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /kap.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kap.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ka.pi.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /kap.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kap.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kap.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kap.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ka.pi.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ka.pi.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ptɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: cap‧ta‧ção

Noun

captação f (plural captações)

1. catchment
2. captation
3. collection

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:captação.