The story behind Augusto
Inherited from Latin Augustus.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Portuguese entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus.
Spanish entry
Inherited from Latin Augustus.
Pronunciation
Italian: /awˈɡus.to/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: /awˈɡus.tu/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [aʊ̯ˈɡus.tu]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /awˈɡuʃ.tu/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [aʊ̯ˈɡuʃ.tu]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /awˈɡuʃ.tu/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [awˈɣuʃ.tu]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /awˈɡuʃ.tu/
- Spanish: /auˈɡusto/
- Spanish: [au̯ˈɣ̞us.t̪o]
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