dívida

See also divida

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēbita, plural of dēbitum, from dēbitus (“owed”), from dēbeō (“I owe”), from de + habeō (“I have”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰabʰ- (“to grab, to take”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.vi.da/

Noun

dívida f (plural dívidas)

debt (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another)
(figuratively) obligation