prisioneiro

Portuguese edit

prisioneiros

Etymology edit

From French prisonnier (“prisoner”), from prison (“prison”), from Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize”).

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zi.oˈne(j).ɾu/ [pɾi.zɪ.oˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.zjoˈne(j).ɾu/ [pɾi.zjoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zi.oˈne(j).ɾo/ [pɾi.zɪ.oˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.zjoˈne(j).ɾo/ [pɾi.zjoˈne(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈnɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈnej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈnej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zjuˈne.ɾu/

Hyphenation: pri‧si‧o‧nei‧ro

Noun edit

prisioneiro m (plural prisioneiros, feminine prisioneira, feminine plural prisioneiras)

prisoner (person incarcerated in a prison)
Synonyms: cativo, preso
(figuratively) prisoner (any person held against his or her will)

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