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hiato.

hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/iˈa.tu/Brazil/ˈja.tu/Brazil/iˈa.tu/Portugal/ˈja.tu/Portugal
  1. hiatus (syllable break between two vowels)

    masculine
    A palavra “cair” possui um hiato, pois as vogais a e i pertencem a sílabas diferentes.
  2. hiatus (opening in an organ)

    masculine
  3. interruption; pause

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin hiātus (“opening”), from hiō (“to stand open, to yawn”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.