oclusão
Portuguese
/ˌo.klu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) occlusion; obstruction anything that obstructs a passage or vessel
- (dentistry) occlusion the alignment of the teeth when the jaws are closed
- (articulatory phonetics) occlusion closure of the vocal tract
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occlusio, occlūsiōnem, occlūsiō, occludo.
Origin
Latin
occludo
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- claudō Latin
- occludo Latin
- occlusio, occlūsiōnem, occlūsiō Latin
- occlūsiōnem, occlūsiō Latin
- *(s)kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European