Polyglot Dictionary

herança

/eˈɾɐ̃sɐ/

a noun B1

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 heranças

Meaning

  1. inheritance

    • Recebeu uma herança.

      She received an inheritance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

patrimônio

herança (inheritance) is specifically what's passed down from a person at death, often financial; patrimônio (heritage) is broader — a nation's cultural legacy, or a person's overall estate.

Similar in other languages

German

Erbschaft

Erbschaft is the German word for the same thing — both mean "inheritance."

Spanish

herencia

herencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "inheritance."

French

héritage

héritage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "inheritance."

Practice

1 What does herança mean?

2 Fill the gap: Recebeu uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herança?

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