Polyglot Dictionary

perdão

/peɾˈdɐ̃w/

o 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
os perdões

Meaning

  1. forgiveness

    • Peço perdão.

      I ask forgiveness.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

indulto

Worth distinguishing: indulto is a pardon, often legal/official; perdão is forgiveness, more personal.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

perdón

perdón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "forgiveness."

Practice

1 What does perdão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Peço ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perdão?

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