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Etymology

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Unknown.[1][2] Perhaps from Arabic صَوْتَك (ṣawt-ak, your voice); note that the Standard Arabic diphthong -aw- usually corresponds to [oː] in spoken Arabic dialects. According to the Houaiss dictionary, first attested in the early 18th century.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
  • Hyphenation: so‧ta‧que

Noun

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sotaque m (plural sotaques)

  1. (linguistics) accent (the manner of speaking or pronouncing peculiar to a community)
    Synonym: acento

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ sotaque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ sotaque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024