escrivão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escrivan, from Vulgar Latin *scrība, *scrībānem, from alteration of declension from Latin scrība (“writer, scribe”). Doublet of escriba, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɾi.ˈvɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧vão

Noun

escrivão m (plural escrivães, feminine escrivã, feminine plural escrivãs)

  1. registrar
  2. clerk (legal)
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