exéquias

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exsequiās.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.ɐs/ [eˈzɛ.kɪ.ɐs], (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.ɐs/ [eˈzɛ.kɪ.ɐs], (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.ɐʃ/ [eˈzɛ.kɪ.ɐʃ], (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈzɛ.ki.as/ [eˈzɛ.kɪ.as], (faster pronunciation) /eˈzɛ.kjas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈzɛ.kjɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: e‧xé‧qui‧as

Noun

exéquias f pl (plural only)

1. funeral or similar posthumous cerimonies
2. (by extension) prayers said during those cerimonies