protetorado

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• protectorado (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From protetor +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.te.toˈɾa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.te.toˈɾa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.te.toˈɾa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.tɛ.tuˈɾa.du/ [pɾu.tɛ.tuˈɾa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: pro‧te‧to‧ra‧do

Noun

protetorado m (plural protetorados)

1. protectorate (government by a protector)
2. protectorate (autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity)