Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin putrefactiōnem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pu.tɾe.faˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pu.tɾe.faˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: pu‧tre‧fa‧ção

Noun

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putrefação f (plural putrefações)

  1. putrefaction (process of becoming rotten)
    Synonyms: apodrecimento, decomposição
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