faculdade

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin facultātem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.kuwˈda.d͡ʒi/ [fa.kuʊ̯ˈda.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.kuwˈda.d͡ʒi/ [fa.kuʊ̯ˈda.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fa.kuwˈda.de/ [fa.kuʊ̯ˈda.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ.kulˈda.dɨ/ [fɐ.kuɫˈda.ðɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
• Hyphenation: fa‧cul‧da‧de

Noun

faculdade f (plural faculdades)

1. faculty (all senses)
2. college, school
3. power, ability

Further reading

• “faculdade” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “faculdade” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.