abdução

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abductiōnem (robbing; abduction), from abdūcō (to take or lead away), from ab (away) + dūcō (to lead).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bi.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bi.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ab.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ab.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ab.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ab.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.bi.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bi.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: ab‧du‧ção

Noun

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abdução f (plural abduções)

  1. (anatomy) abduction (physiology: movement separating limb from axis)
  2. (Brazil, law) abduction (wrongful carrying off of a human being)
    Synonym: sequestro
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