estiagem

Portuguese

From estio (“summer, dry season”) +‎ -agem.

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ [is.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /isˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ [isˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃], /es.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ [es.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ [esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ [iʃ.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ [iʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃], /eʃ.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ [eʃ.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ [eʃˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.t͡ʃiˈa.ʒẽj̃/ [es.t͡ʃɪˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽj̃/ [esˈt͡ʃja.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

estiagem f (plural estiagens)

drought
(figurative) absence
- 2001, Plato, translated by Maura Iglésias, Meno, Rio de Janeiro: Ed. PUC-Rio, pages 70c-71a:
  Produziu-se como que uma estiagem da sabedoria, e há o risco de que a sabedoria tenha emigrado destas paragens para junto de vós.
  A kind of drought of wisdom has come on, and there is a risk that wisdom has deserted this vicinity in favor of yours.

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