Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.ɐ/ [pe.ni.tẽ.sɪˈa.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.tẽ.siˈa.ɾi.a/ [pe.ni.tẽ.sɪˈa.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pe.ni.tẽˈsja.ɾja/

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ten‧ci‧á‧ri‧a

Noun

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penitenciária f (plural penitenciárias)

  1. penitentiary (prison for convicted felons)

Adjective

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penitenciária

  1. feminine singular of penitenciário