refúgio

See also: refugio and refugió

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin refugium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfu.ʒi.u/ [heˈfu.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈfu.ʒju/ [heˈfu.ʒju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfu.ʒi.u/ [heˈfu.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈfu.ʒju/ [heˈfu.ʒju]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfu.ʒi.u/ [χeˈfu.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈfu.ʒju/ [χeˈfu.ʒju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfu.ʒi.o/ [heˈfu.ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈfu.ʒjo/ [heˈfu.ʒjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfu.ʒju/

• Hyphenation: re‧fú‧gi‧o

Noun

refúgio m (plural refúgios)

1. refuge, haven

   Synonym: abrigo

Derived terms

• refugiar

 

Further reading

• “refúgio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024