juiz de paz

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French juge de paix.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)s/ [ʒʊˈiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)s], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈʒwiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)s/ [ʒʊˈiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)s], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈʒwiz d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈiʒ d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)ʃ/ [ʒʊˈiʒ d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwiʒ d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)ʃ/ [ˈʒwiʒ d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈiz de ˈpa(j)s/ [ʒʊˈiz de ˈpa(ɪ̯)s], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwiz de ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈʒwiz de ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwiʒ dɨ ˈpaʃ/ [ˈʒwiʒ ðɨ ˈpaʃ]

Noun

juiz de paz m or m or f by sense (plural juízes de paz, feminine juíza de paz, feminine plural juízas de paz)

1. Justice of the Peace; the authority that officiates marriages