sotaque
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Etymology
[edit]Unknown.[1][2] Perhaps from Arabic صَوْتَك (ṣawt-ak, “your voice”); note that the Standard Arabic diphthong -aw- usually corresponds to [oː] in spoken Arabic dialects. According to the Houaiss dictionary, first attested in the early 18th century.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]sotaque m (plural sotaques)
- (linguistics) accent (the manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar to a community)
- Synonym: acento
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “sotaque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “sotaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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- Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Arabic
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/aki
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/akɨ
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