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burial
[ˈberiəl]
noun
feminine
pl: burials
enterro
1.
The act or ceremony of placing a dead body in the earth or a tomb
The burial took place on a cold winter morning.
O enterro aconteceu em uma fria manhã de inverno.
2.
The place where someone is buried; a grave or tomb
The ancient burial was discovered by archaeologists.
O enterro antigo foi descoberto por arqueólogos.
3.
The act of covering or hiding something under earth or another material
The burial of the treasure made it impossible to find.
O enterro do tesouro o tornou impossível de encontrar.
Synonyms
funeral
interment
entombment
inhumation
Antonyms
exhumation
disinterment
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
enterro
most common term used throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
enterro
standard usage
São Paulo
enterro
standard usage
Portugal
enterro
standard Portuguese usage; may also use 'sepultamento' in formal contexts
Related Idioms & Phrases
burial ground (cemitério)
burial mound (túmulo)
give someone a proper burial (dar um enterro digno a alguém)
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