paixão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese paixon, paxon, from Late Latin passiōnem, from Latin patior.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [paɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: pai‧xão

Noun

paixão f (plural paixões)

  1. passion

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