tritongo

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tritongo

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De tri- + grego antigo φθόγγος som, tom.

noun

sequência no interior de uma sílaba formada por uma semivogal, uma vogal e outra semivogal, em que a vogal constitui o núcleo da sílaba

In English

triphthong monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another

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@misc{tritongo_2026,
  title = {tritongo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/tritongo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}