ginásio
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. Compare Catalan gimnàs, French gymnase, Italian ginnasio, Spanish gimnasio.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: gi‧ná‧si‧o
Noun
editginásio m (plural ginásios)
- gymnasium (place for indoor sports)
- (Portugal) gym (sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise)
- Synonym: (Brazil) academia
- (Brazil) secondary school
- Synonym: secundária
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