assassínio

See also: assassinio

Portuguese

Etymology

From assassino (“assassin”) +‎ -io, from Italian assassino, from Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.saˈsĩ.ni.u/ [a.saˈsĩ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /a.saˈsĩ.nju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.saˈsĩ.ni.u/ [a.saˈsĩ.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /a.saˈsĩ.nju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.saˈsi.ni.o/ [a.saˈsi.nɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /a.saˈsi.njo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɐˈsi.nju/

• Hyphenation: as‧sas‧sí‧ni‧o

Noun

assassínio m (plural assassínios)

1. assassination; murder

   Synonyms: assassinato, homicídio

Related terms

• assassino
• assassinado
• assassinar