Portuguese Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin sānctiōnem. Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [sɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Homophone: Sansão Hyphenation: san‧ção Noun sanção f (plural sanções) (law) sanction (law) penalty Synonym: penalidadeWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.