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aposiopese

Portuguese, noun/aˌpɔ.zi.oˈpɛ.zi/

aposiopese is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “aposiopesis (abrupt breaking-off in speech)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does aposiopese mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineaposiopesis (abrupt breaking-off in speech)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of aposiopese

  • aposiopeses plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aposiopese?

  • Brazil /aˌpɔ.zi.oˈpɛ.zi/
  • Brazil /aˌpɔ.zjoˈpɛ.zi/
  • Portugal /ɐˌpɔ.zjɔˈpɛ.zɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.