Etymology

From Old Portuguese traiçon, from Latin trāditiōnem, accusative of trāditiō ‎(“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō ‎(“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- ‎(“over, across”) +‎ dō ‎(“give”) (from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‎(“to give”)).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal)
  • IPA^(key): /tɾaj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: trai‧ção
• (Brazil)
  • IPA^(key): /tɾa.i.ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /tɾaj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: tra‧i‧ção