apertamento

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peʁ.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.peh.taˈmẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peʁ.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.peh.taˈmẽ.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.peɾ.taˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.peʁ.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.peχ.taˈmẽ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peɻ.taˈmẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨɾ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧per‧ta‧men‧to

Etymology 1

From apertar (“to press; to clench; to tighten”) +‎ -mento.

Noun

apertamento m (plural apertamentos)

1. the act of pressing, clenching or tightening
2. (dentistry) clenching (excessive clenching of one’s jaw)

Etymology 2

Blend of aperto (“cram; tightness”) +‎ apartamento (“apartment”).

Noun

apertamento m (plural apertamentos)

1. (humorous) a very small apartment; microflat; microapartment