confeição

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese confeyçon, from Latin cōnfectiōnem. Doublet of confecção and confeção, which were borrowed.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.feɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.fejˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.feˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: con‧fei‧ção

Noun

confeição f (plural confeições)

1. concoction (the preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients)
2. (chiefly archaic) Alternative form of confecção

Related terms

• confeitar