Polyglot Dictionary

erupção

/eɾupˈsɐ̃w/

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

Forms

plural
as erupções

Meaning

  1. eruption

    • A erupção durou dias.

      The eruption lasted days.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

surto

Close — both describe a sudden onset, an outbreak and an eruption.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

erupción

erupción is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "eruption."

French

éruption

éruption is the French word for the same thing — both mean "eruption."

Practice

1 What does erupção mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ durou dias.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erupção?

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