juiz de paz

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French juge de paix.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒujz d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈʒuɪ̯z d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒujz d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈʒuɪ̯z d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʒujʒ d͡ʒi ˈpa(j)ʃ/ [ˈʒuɪ̯ʒ d͡ʒi ˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒujz de ˈpa(j)s/ [ˈʒuɪ̯z de ˈpa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒujʒ dɨ ˈpaʃ/ [ˈʒujʒ ðɨ ˈpaʃ]

Noun

juiz de paz m or m or f by sense (plural juízes de paz, feminine juíza de paz, feminine plural juízas de paz)

1. Justice of the Peace; the authority that officiates marriages