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How to pronounce "umbilical" in Portuguese

umbilical is pronounced ũ.bi.liˈkaw in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “CAL” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 2 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

ũ.bi.liˈkaw

um·bi·li·CAL

Primary stress: cal

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Syllablesum · bi · li · cal
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esbarrar numa economia arcaica e no cordão umbilical com a Rússia EA Ucrânia

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The Portuguese word “umbilical” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ũ.bi.liˈkaw. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (um · bi · li · cal), with primary lexical stress placed on the 4th syllable (cal). Grammatically, “umbilical” functions as a adj. SayItVid indexes 2 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “umbilical” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Euronews em Português.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (2 Verified Clips)

  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #1 · @1:27
    “que aquelas que não possuem o sonho europeu dos ucranianos continuar esbarrar numa economia arcaica e no cordão umbilical com a Rússia EA Ucrânia não está em condições de cortar um”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #2 · @0:49
    “alekperov o presidente e se usa local que me tios em abril em Bruxelas a ordem dizer para o meu tigre insiste numa ligação umbilical da Lu Coelho como símbolo o corpo todos os postos de combustível da local na Bélgica operam símbolo o corpo todos os postos de combustível da local na Bélgica operam”

Definition & Meaning: “umbilical”

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ADJ
  • umbilical

Example Sentences (2)

  • “esbarrar numa economia arcaica e no cordão umbilical com a Rússia EA Ucrânia”
  • “dizer para o meu tigre insiste numa ligação umbilical da Lu Coelho como símbolo o corpo todos os postos de combustível da local na Bélgica operam”

Pronounce: “umbilical”

Syllables:
um · bi · li · cal
Primary stress:
cal
IPA:
ũ.bi.liˈkaw
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How do you pronounce “umbilical” in Portuguese?

“umbilical” is pronounced ⁄ũ.bi.liˈkaw⁄ in Portuguese. Listen to authentic native speakers using it in the video clips above.

What does “umbilical” mean?

“umbilical” means: umbilical