juizado

Portuguese

Etymology

From juiz +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.iˈza.du/ [ʒʊ.iˈza.du], (faster pronunciation) /ʒwiˈza.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.iˈza.du/ [ʒʊ.iˈza.du], (faster pronunciation) /ʒwiˈza.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.iˈza.do/ [ʒʊ.iˈza.do], (faster pronunciation) /ʒwiˈza.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒwiˈza.du/ [ʒwiˈza.ðu]

• Hyphenation: ju‧i‧za‧do

Noun

juizado m (plural juizados)

1. the office or post of a judge
2. a judicial organ presided by one or more judges; a court