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velório

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See also: velorio

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From velar (to keep a vigil) +‎ -ório.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /veˈlɔ.ɾi.u/ [veˈlɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /veˈlɔ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /veˈlɔ.ɾi.o/ [veˈlɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /veˈlɔ.ɾjo/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɔɾiu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔɾju
  • Hyphenation: ve‧ló‧ri‧o

Noun

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velório m (plural velórios)

  1. wake (period after a person’s death before the body is buried)