apertamento

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peʁ.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.peh.taˈmẽ.tu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.peɾ.taˈmẽ.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.peʁ.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.peχ.taˈmẽ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peɻ.taˈmẽ.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨɾ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/

Hyphenation: a‧per‧ta‧men‧to

Etymology 1

From apertar (“to press; to clench; to tighten”) +‎ -mento.

Noun

apertamento m (plural apertamentos)

the act of pressing, clenching or tightening
(dentistry) clenching (excessive clenching of one’s jaw)

Etymology 2

Blend of aperto (“cram; tightness”) +‎ apartamento (“apartment”).

Noun

apertamento m (plural apertamentos)

(humorous) a very small apartment; microflat; microapartment

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