Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.me.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.me.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.to/

  • Hyphenation: co‧me‧ti‧men‧to

Etymology 1

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From cometer +‎ -mento.[1]

Noun

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cometimento m (plural cometimentos)

  1. committing (the act by which something is committed)
    Ele é suspeito do cometimento de um crime grave.
    He's suspected of committing a serious crime.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English commitment.[1]

Noun

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cometimento m (plural cometimentos)

  1. (Mozambique) commitment

Etymology 3

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Noun

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cometimento m (plural cometimentos)

  1. Alternative form of acometimento

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 cometimento”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024