prefeito

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese prefeito, from Latin praefectus (“overseer, director, prefect”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/, /pɾɨ.ˈfej.tu/
Hyphenation: pre‧fei‧to

Noun

prefeito m (plural prefeitos, feminine prefeita, feminine plural prefeitas)

prefect
(Brazil) mayor

Synonyms

(mayor, Portugal): presidente

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