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espírito

espírito

Portuguese

Noun

espírito m (plural espíritos)

  1. spirit (the soul of a person or other living being)
  2. ghost
  3. nature; characteristic

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese espirito, a borrowing from Latin spīritus, from spirō ‎(“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speis- ‎(“to blow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/, /is.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro, North Brazil, Recife) IPA(key): /iʃ.ˈpi.ɾi.tu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˈpi.ɾi.to/

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