pensão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pēnsiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

pensão f (plural pensões)

pension
alimony
boarding house (house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals)

Related terms

pensar

Further reading

“pensão” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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