designação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsignātiōnem. By surface analysis, designar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ziɡ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zi.ɡi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zi.ɡnɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [dɨ.zi.ɣnɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: de‧sig‧na‧ção

Noun

designação f (plural designações)

1. designation
2. appointment, assignment
3. denomination

Further reading

• “designação” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.