bênção

Meaning

1. (feminine) benediction, blessing
2. (feminine) grace

Hyphenated as

bên‧ção

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbẽ.sɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictiōnem (“blessing; benediction”), from benedictus, from Latin benedīcō. The plural in -ãos was formed by analogy with other paroxytones in -ão; the etymologically correct plural *bênções is considered incorrect. Compare also bendição, a later semi-learned borrowing.

Sentences

" Você vai me dar sua bênção ?", perguntou o menino .

“Will you give me your blessing?” the boy asked.