tribulação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin trībulātiōnem, from Latin trībulō (“to press, to squeeze, to extract”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾi.bu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾi.bu.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾi.bu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾi.βu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧la‧ção

Noun

tribulação f (plural tribulações)

1. tribulation; adversity (an unfavourable event)

Related terms

• tribular