variação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin variātiōnem. By surface analysis, variar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾi.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [va.ɾɪ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /va.ɾjaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [va.ɾjaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ɾjɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧a‧ção

Noun

variação f (plural variações)

1. variation, fluctuation
2. variance, range

Further reading

• “variação”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025