abafação

Portuguese

Etymology

Abafar (“to become fogged; to smother”) +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˌba.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐbɐfɐˈsɐ̃w̃/, [ɐβɐfɐˈsɐ̃w̃]
Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧ção

Noun

abafação f (plural abafações)

(uncountable) dyspnea (difficult or laboured respiration)
an episode of dyspnea

Synonyms

dispneia, falta de ar

Related terms

abafamento
abafar
abafante
bafo

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