silêncio
Meaning
silence (the lack of any sound)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
si‧lên‧ci‧o
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/siˈlẽ.si.u/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin silentium. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese seenço.
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