auspício

See also: auspicio and auspició

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin auspicium.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awsˈpi.si.u/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /awsˈpi.sju/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sju]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awʃˈpi.si.u/ [aʊ̯ʃˈpi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /awʃˈpi.sju/ [aʊ̯ʃˈpi.sju]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awsˈpi.si.o/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /awsˈpi.sjo/ [aʊ̯sˈpi.sjo]

  • Hyphenation: aus‧pí‧ci‧o

Noun

auspício m (plural auspícios)

  1. omen, foreknowledge (either good or bad)
    Synonyms: presságio, pressentimento
  2. (in the plural) expression of support (financial or otherwise) or protection
  3. (obsolete) prophecy based on how birds behaved

Derived terms

References
  1. “auspício” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “auspício” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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