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recusa.

refusal (the act of refusing)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁeˈku.zɐ/Brazil[heˈku.zɐ]Brazil/ʁeˈku.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[χeˈku.zɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. refusal (the act of refusing)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin recūsārebor. Portuguese recusardeverb. Portuguese recusa Deverbal from recusar.

verb/ʁeˈku.zɐ/Brazil[heˈku.zɐ]Brazil/ʁeˈku.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[χeˈku.zɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. inflection of recusar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of recusar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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