acentuação

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.sẽ.tu.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.sẽ.tʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /a.sẽ.twaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.sẽ.twaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sẽ.twɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: a‧cen‧tu‧a‧ção

Noun

acentuação f (plural acentuações)

1. the placement of a diacritical mark on a letter
2. accentuation (the act or process of accentuating)
3. (music) accentuation (pitch or modulation of the voice)