possessão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin possessiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.seˈsɐ̃w̃/ [po.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.sɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: pos‧ses‧são

Noun

possessão f (plural possessões)

possession; ownership (the act of owning something)
possession (something that is owned)
Synonym: propriedade
possession (territory under the rule of another country)
Synonyms: colónia, domínio
(parapsychology, religion) possession (the condition of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity)

Related terms

Further reading

“possessão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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