sotaque

Portuguese edit

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sotaque

Etymology edit

Unknown.^[1]^[2] Perhaps from Arabic صَوْتَك (ṣawt-ak, “your voice”); note that the Standard Arabic diphthong -aw- usually corresponds to [oː] in spoken Arabic dialects. According to the Houaiss dictionary, first attested in the early 18th century.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈta.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈta.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈta.kɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
Hyphenation: so‧ta‧que

Noun edit

sotaque m (plural sotaques)

(linguistics) accent (the manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar to a community)

Derived terms edit

sotaquear

References edit

^ “sotaque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “sotaque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

[1] “sotaque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

[2] “sotaque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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