têmpora

See also: tempora and Tempora

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtẽ.po.ɾɐ/

Etymology 1

From Latin tempora, from tempus (“temple”).

Noun

têmpora f (plural têmporas)

  1. (anatomy) temple (the thinner part of the side of the skull)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”).

Noun

têmpora f (plural têmporas)

  1. (Roman Catholicism, historical, usually in the plural) a day of fasting formerly prescribed for the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the first week of each season
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