prefácio

See also: prefacio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praefātiō (“a saying beforehand”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“before”) + for (“to speak”, archaic). Doublet of prefação.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfa.si.u/ [pɾeˈfa.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈfa.sju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfa.si.u/ [pɾeˈfa.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈfa.sju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfa.si.o/ [pɾeˈfa.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /pɾeˈfa.sjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfa.sju/

• Hyphenation: pre‧fá‧ci‧o

Noun

prefácio m (plural prefácios)

1. preface, foreword