corregedor

Portuguese

Etymology

From corregido. Cognate with Spanish corregidor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁe.ʒeˈdoʁ/ [ko.he.ʒeˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁe.ʒeˈdoʁ/ [ko.he.ʒeˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁe.ʒeˈdoɾ/ [ko.he.ʒeˈdoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁe.ʒeˈdoʁ/ [ko.χe.ʒeˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁe.ʒeˈdoɻ/ [ko.he.ʒeˈdoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈdoɾ/ [ku.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈdoɾ/ [ku.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈdo.ɾi/ [ku.ʁɨ.ʒɨˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: cor‧re‧ge‧dor

Noun

corregedor m (plural corregedores)

1. magistrate, reeve (judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law)

Related terms

• corregedoria
• correição