centurião

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centuriōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.tu.ɾiˈɐ̃w̃/ [sẽ.tu.ɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.tuˈɾjɐ̃w̃/ [sẽ.tuˈɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.tuˈɾjɐ̃w̃/

Noun

centurião m (plural centuriões)

1. (military, Ancient Rome) centurion (officer in command of a century of soldiers)

Related terms

• centúria