contenção

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: con‧ten‧ção

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin contentiōnem.

Noun

contenção f (plural contenções)

1. contention; struggle

   Synonym: contenda

Related terms

• contender

Etymology 2

Noun

contenção f (plural contenções)

1. restrainment (the act of restraining)

Related terms

• contener