hóstia

See also: hostia, Hostia, hòstia, hostią, and Hostią

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hostia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [ˈɔs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/ [ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔʃ.t͡ʃjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.t͡ʃi.a/ [ˈɔs.t͡ʃɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɔs.t͡ʃja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃ.tjɐ/

Hyphenation: hós‧ti‧a

Noun

hóstia f (plural hóstias)

(Catholicism) host (consecrated bread)
Synonym: partícula

Further reading

“hóstia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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