Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin prehēnsiōnem. Doublet of prisão.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾɪ.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾjẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾe.ẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾi.ẽˈsɐ̃w̃/, (faster pronunciation) /pɾjẽˈsɐ̃w̃/
preensão f (plural preensões)
- (physiology) grip; prehension (the ability to hold things with one’s hand)
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