sondagem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French sondage. By surface analysis, sondar +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sõˈda.ʒẽj̃/ [sõˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sõˈda.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: son‧da‧gem

Noun

sondagem f (plural sondagens)

1. sounding (test made with a probe)
2. research done before committing oneself to something
3. poll; survey (examination of the opinions of a group of people)

   Synonym: inquérito

Further reading

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