governanta

Portuguese

Etymology

From governante m or f by sense +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈnɐ̃.tɐ/ [ɡo.veɦˈnɐ̃.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈnɐ̃.tɐ/ [ɡo.veɦˈnɐ̃.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈnɐ̃.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veɻˈnɐ̃.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.vɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.vɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.bɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ/ [ɡu.βɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ
• Hyphenation: go‧ver‧nan‧ta

Noun

governanta f (plural governantas)

1. housekeeper (head of the female staff of a large home)
2. governess (woman paid to educate children in their own home)