prisioneiro
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom French prisonnier (“prisoner”), from prison (“prison”), from Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pri‧si‧o‧nei‧ro
Noun
editprisioneiro m (plural prisioneiros, feminine prisioneira, feminine plural prisioneiras)
- prisoner (person incarcerated in a prison)
- (figuratively) prisoner (any person held against his or her will)
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- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -eiro
- pt:Crime prevention