detetive

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English detective.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.teˈt͡ʃi.vi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.teˈt͡ʃi.ve/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.tɛˈti.v(ɨ)/

  • Hyphenation: de‧te‧ti‧ve

Noun

detetive m or f by sense (plural detetives)

  1. detective

References
  1. “detetive” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “detetive” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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