habitação

/abitaˈsɐ̃w/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as habitações

Meaning

  1. housing

    • A habitação é cara.

      Housing is expensive.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

moradia

habitação is more formal or statistical, like housing policy; moradia is more everyday, a dwelling or home.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

vivienda

vivienda is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "housing."

Practice

1 What does habitação mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ é cara.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches habitação?

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