desperdício

See also: desperdicio and desperdició

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desperdicio, from Medieval Latin desperditio, from disperdere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [des.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /des.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/ [des.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sju], /d͡ʒis.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [d͡ʒis.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/ [d͡ʒis.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [des.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /des.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/ [des.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sju], /d͡ʒis.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [d͡ʒis.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/ [d͡ʒis.peɦˈd͡ʒi.sju]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /des.peɾˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [des.peɾˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /des.peɾˈd͡ʒi.sju/, /d͡ʒis.peɾˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [d͡ʒis.peɾˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.peɾˈd͡ʒi.sju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [deʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /deʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/, /d͡ʒiʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.si.u/ [d͡ʒiʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.peʁˈd͡ʒi.sju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.peɻˈd͡ʒi.si.o/ [des.peɻˈd͡ʒi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /des.peɻˈd͡ʒi.sjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɨɾˈdi.sju/ [dɨʃ.pɨɾˈði.sju]

• Hyphenation: des‧per‧dí‧ci‧o

Noun

desperdício m (plural desperdícios)

1. waste, wastage
2. (in the plural) rubbish