prisioneiro

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾi.zi.o.ˈne(j).ɾu/, /ˌpɾi.zjo.ˈne(j).ɾu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾi.zi.o.ˈne(j).ɾo/, /ˌpɾi.zjo.ˈne(j).ɾo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.zju.ˈnɐj.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: pri‧si‧o‧nei‧ro

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

1. prisoner (person incarcerated in a prison)
2. (figuratively) prisoner (any person held against his or her will)

• (incarcerated person): cativo, preso