Polyglot Dictionary

confraternização

/kõfʁatɛʁnizaˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. fellowship, get-together

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Describes a warm, convivial gathering -- common in "festa de confraternização" (end-of-year office party) -- closer to "fellowship" or "coming together" than any single literal English word.

Practice

1 What does confraternização mean?

2 Fill the gap: A festa de ___ reúne colegas e amigos no fim do ano.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches confraternização?

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