apertamento

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)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

apertamento m (plural apertamentos)

  1. (humorous) a very small apartment; microflat; microapartment
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