júnior
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin iūnior (“younger”), a contracted form of iuvenior (“younger”), from iuvenis (“young”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: jú‧ni‧or
Noun edit
júnior m (plural juniores)
- junior (especially a junior sportsman)
- (Brazil, informal, humorous) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin iūnior (“younger”), a contracted form of iuvenior (“younger”), from iuvenis (“young”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -unjoɾ
- Syllabification: jú‧nior
Noun edit
júnior m (plural júniores)
- junior
- novice
- Synonyms: principiante, novato
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Further reading edit
- “júnior”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014