Polyglot Dictionary

fermentação

/feɾmẽtaˈsɐ̃w/

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 fermentações

Meaning

  1. fermentation

    • A fermentação leva dias.

      Fermentation takes days.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

agitação

Close — fermentação figuratively means "a state of agitation/unrest," like English "ferment" (a country in ferment).

Similar in other languages

German

Unruhen

Close, figuratively — unrest/riots relate to social "fermentation" (turmoil).

Spanish

fermento

Close — fermentation relates to a ferment.

Practice

1 What does fermentação mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ leva dias.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fermentação?

noun

Last updated