Portuguese

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Etymology

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From esterilizar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.te.ɾi.liˈza.vew/ [is.te.ɾi.liˈza.veʊ̯], /es.te.ɾi.liˈza.vew/ [es.te.ɾi.liˈza.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.te.ɾi.liˈza.vew/ [iʃ.te.ɾi.liˈza.veʊ̯], /eʃ.te.ɾi.liˈza.vew/ [eʃ.te.ɾi.liˈza.veʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.te.ɾi.liˈza.vew/ [es.te.ɾi.liˈza.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾi.liˈza.vɛl/ [(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾi.liˈza.vɛɫ], /(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾɨ.liˈza.vɛl/ [(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾɨ.liˈza.vɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾi.liˈza.bɛl/ [(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾi.liˈza.βɛɫ], /(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾɨ.liˈza.bɛl/ [(i)ʃ.tɨ.ɾɨ.liˈza.βɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: es‧te‧ri‧li‧zá‧vel

Adjective

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esterilizável m or f (plural esterilizáveis)

  1. sterilisable (able to be sterilised)