Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Deverbal from desempenhar (to perform).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈpẽ.ɲu/ [de.zẽˈpẽ.j̃u], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈpẽ.ɲu/ [de.zĩˈpẽ.j̃u], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽˈpẽ.ɲu/ [d͡ʒi.zẽˈpẽ.j̃u], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩˈpẽ.ɲu/ [d͡ʒi.zĩˈpẽ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽˈpe.ɲo/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩˈpe.ɲo/
 

  • Rhymes: -eɲu, (Portugal) -ɐɲu
  • Hyphenation: de‧sem‧pe‧nho

Noun edit

desempenho m (plural desempenhos)

  1. achievement
  2. performance (amount of useful work accomplished by someone or something)
    Synonym: performance
  3. (film, theater) performance; acting

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

desempenho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desempenhar