incêndio

See also: incendio, incendiò, and incendió

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin incendium (“conflagration; fire”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒi.u/ [ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒi.u/ [ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒi.o/ [ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsẽ.d͡ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsẽ.dju/

• Hyphenation: in‧cên‧di‧o

Noun

incêndio m (plural incêndios)

1. fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place)
2. arson (criminal fire)

Synonyms

• (fire): conflagração, fogo, inflamação, queima

Related terms

• incendiado
• incendiar
• incendiário