espécime

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɛ.si.mi/, /esˈpɛ.si.mi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɛ.si.mi/, /eʃˈpɛ.si.mi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɛ.si.me/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.si.m(ɨ)/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pé‧ci‧me

Noun

espécime m (plural espécimes)

  1. specimen
  2. sample
  3. example
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