ingenuidade
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ingenuitas, ingenuitatem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ʒe.nujˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ĩ.ʒe.nuɪ̯ˈda.d͡ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ʒe.nujˈda.de/ [ĩ.ʒe.nuɪ̯ˈda.de]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.ʒɨ.nujˈda.dɨ/ [ĩ.ʒɨ.nujˈða.ðɨ]
- Hyphenation: in‧ge‧nu‧i‧da‧de
Noun
ingenuidade f (plural ingenuidades)
Usage notes
- ingenuidade is a false friend and does not mean ingenuity, which is engenhosidade in Portuguese.