parcimónia

See also: parcimonia and parcimônia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin parsimōnia.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paʁ.siˈmɔ̃.ni.ɐ/ [pah.siˈmɔ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /paʁ.siˈmɔ̃.njɐ/ [pah.siˈmɔ̃.njɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /paɾ.siˈmɔ̃.ni.ɐ/ [paɾ.siˈmɔ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /paɾ.siˈmɔ̃.njɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /paʁ.siˈmɔ̃.ni.ɐ/ [paχ.siˈmɔ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /paʁ.siˈmɔ̃.njɐ/ [paχ.siˈmɔ̃.njɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paɻ.siˈmɔ.ni.a/ [paɻ.siˈmɔ.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /paɻ.siˈmɔ.nja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐɾ.siˈmɔ.njɐ/

  • Hyphenation: par‧ci‧mó‧ni‧a

Noun

parcimónia f (plural parcimónias) (European spelling)

  1. parsimony (great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
    Synonyms: economia, frugalidade, sobriedade

References
  1. “parcimónia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “parcimónia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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