Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Old Occitan ambaisador (ambassador), derivative of ambaissa (service, mission, errand), from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti, service, function), from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (service, office), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (servant), from Gaulish ambaxtos (servant).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baj.ʃaˈdoʁ/ [ẽ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoh], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baj.ʃaˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baj.ʃaˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoɾ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baj.ʃaˈdoɾ/ [ĩ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baj.ʃaˈdoʁ/ [ẽ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoχ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baj.ʃaˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baj.ʃaˈdoɻ/ [ẽ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoɻ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baj.ʃaˈdoɻ/ [ĩ.baɪ̯.ʃaˈdoɻ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.baj.ʃɐˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.baj.ʃɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.baj.ʃɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ẽ.baj.ʃɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: em‧bai‧xa‧dor

Noun edit

embaixador m (plural embaixadores)

  1. ambassador
    Synonym: legado

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