coação

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin coāctiōnem.

Alternative forms[edit]

coacção (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwaˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ku.aˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: co‧a‧ção

Noun[edit]

coação f (plural coações)

coercion (forcing or pressuring someone to do something)
Synonym: coerção

Etymology 2[edit]

From coar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: co‧a‧ção

Noun[edit]

coação f (plural coações)

straining, filtering; leaching; percolation
Synonyms: coa, percolação, filtragem

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