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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (to pick out).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈseɾ.tu/, /(i)ˈʃeɾ.tu/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃˈseɾ.tu/, /ɐjˈʃeɾ.tu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈseɾ.tu/, /(i)ˈʃeɾ.tu/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃˈseɾ.tu/, /ejˈʃeɾ.tu/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈseɾ.tu/, /(i)ˈʃeɾ.tu/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃˈseɾ.tu/, /ejˈʃeɾ.tu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈseɾ.tu/, /(i)ˈʃeɾ.tu/, (careful pronunciation) /eʃˈseɾ.tu/, /eˈʃeɾ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: ex‧cer‧to

Noun

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excerto m (plural excertos)

  1. excerpt; snippet; passage; extract (small piece of a larger work)
    Synonyms: trecho, passagem