preparação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeparātiōnem (preparation). By surface analysis, preparar + -ção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.pa.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾe.pa.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.pɐ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧ra‧ção

Noun

preparação f (plural preparações)

  1. preparation (act of preparing or getting ready)
    Synonyms: preparado, preparamento, preparativo, preparo

Further reading

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