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cemitério

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cemitério

  • /se.miˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ Brazil, IPA
  • /sɨ.mi.ˈtɛ.ɾju/ Portugal, IPA

Where it comes from

Do grego antigo κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion) “dormitório”.

noun

  1. local destinado ao sepultamento dos mortos
  2. figuratively lugar de grande mortandade
  3. figuratively lugar de despejo de objetos sem uso ou inservíveis Aquela gaveta dele virou um cemitério de telefones velhos.

In English

  • graveyard tract of land in which the dead are buried

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"cemitério." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/cemit%C3%A9rio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cemitério. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/cemit%C3%A9rio

Chicago

"cemitério." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/cemit%C3%A9rio.

BibTeX
@misc{cemite_rio_2026,
  title = {cemitério},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/cemit%C3%A9rio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}