tatuagem

Portuguese
Uma tatuagem grande nas costas duma mulher - A large tattoo on a woman's back

Etymology

From English tattoo +‎ -agem, from a Polynesian source such as Samoan tatau (“to tap”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.tuˈa.ʒẽj̃/ [ta.tʊˈa.ʒẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /taˈtwa.ʒẽj̃/ [taˈtwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐˈtwa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: ta‧tu‧a‧gem

Noun

tatuagem f (plural tatuagens)

  1. tattoo
    O meu irmão tem muitas tatuagens.
    My brother has a lot of tattoos.
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