almoxarifado

Portuguese

Etymology

From almoxarife +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.mo.ʃa.ɾiˈfa.du/ [aʊ̯.mo.ʃa.ɾiˈfa.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.mo.ʃa.ɾiˈfa.du/ [aʊ̯.mo.ʃa.ɾiˈfa.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.mo.ʃa.ɾiˈfa.do/ [aʊ̯.mo.ʃa.ɾiˈfa.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.mu.ʃɐ.ɾiˈfa.du/ [aɫ.mu.ʃɐ.ɾiˈfa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: al‧mo‧xa‧ri‧fa‧do

Noun

almoxarifado m (plural almoxarifados)

1. warehouse that stores material used in work

   Synonyms: depósito, armazém

2. (historical) the post of a stockman