inquérito

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin quaeritāre (“to seek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ĩˈkɛ.ɾi.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛɾitu
• Hyphenation: in‧qué‧ri‧to

Noun

inquérito m (plural inquéritos)

1. inquiry (a seeking of information by asking questions)
2. a formal investigation

   Synonym: investigação

3. poll; survey (examination of the opinions of a group of people)

   Synonyms: enquete, sondagem

Descendants

• → Tetum: inkéritu

Further reading

• “inquérito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “inquérito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025