operário

See also: operario

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin operārius. Compare the inherited doublet obreiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.peˈɾa.ɾi.u/ [o.peˈɾa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.peˈɾa.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.peˈɾa.ɾi.u/ [o.peˈɾa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.peˈɾa.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.peˈɾa.ɾi.o/ [o.peˈɾa.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /o.peˈɾa.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.pɨˈɾa.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧rá‧ri‧o

Noun

operário m (plural operários, feminine operária, feminine plural operárias)

1. worker, workman
2. operative, operator

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:operário.