Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English sport.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [isˈpɔh.t͡ʃi], /esˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [esˈpɔh.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /isˈpɔɾ.t͡ʃi/, /esˈpɔɾ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [iʃˈpɔχ.t͡ʃi], /eʃˈpɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [eʃˈpɔχ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɔɻ.te/

  • Hyphenation: es‧por‧te

Noun edit

esporte m (plural esportes)

  1. (Brazil) sport
    Synonym: (Portugal) desporto

References edit