fiança

Catalan

Etymology

From fiar +‎ -ança.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fiˈan.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [fiˈan.sa]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ansa

Noun

fiança f (plural fiances)

  1. surety, bond
    Synonym: fermança

Derived terms

  • fiançar

Further reading

French

Verb

fiança

  1. third-person singular past historic of fiancer

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, fiar +‎ -ança.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈɐ̃.sɐ/ [fɪˈɐ̃.sɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈɐ̃.sa/ [fɪˈɐ̃.sa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfjɐ̃.sa/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
  • Hyphenation: fi‧an‧ça

Noun

fiança f (plural fianças)

  1. bail (money paid for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person’s appearance for trial)