empregado

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾeˈɡa.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾeˈɡa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾeˈɡa.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾeˈɡa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾeˈɡa.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾeˈɡa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.pɾɨˈɡa.du/ [ẽ.pɾɨˈɣa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: em‧pre‧ga‧do

Participle

empregado (feminine empregada, masculine plural empregados, feminine plural empregadas)

1. past participle of empregar: having been employed

   Synonym: empregue

Adjective

empregado (feminine empregada, masculine plural empregados, feminine plural empregadas)

1. employed (in a job, working)

Noun

empregado m (plural empregados, feminine empregada, feminine plural empregadas)

1. employee

Derived terms

• empregado de mesa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾeˈɡa.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾeˈɡa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾeˈɡa.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾeˈɡa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pɾeˈɡa.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pɾeˈɡa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.pɾɛˈɡa.du/ [ẽ.pɾɛˈɣa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: em‧pre‧ga‧do

Participle

empregado (feminine empregada, masculine plural empregados, feminine plural empregadas)

1. Template:past pasticiple of: having been folded or pleated; having become paralyzed

Adjective

empregado (feminine empregada, masculine plural empregados, feminine plural empregadas)

1. folded, pleated
2. (regional, Beira) paralyzed