júnior

See also: junior, and Junior

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūnior (“younger”), a contracted form of iuvenior (“younger”), from iuvenis (“young”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oʁ/ [ˈʒũ.nɪ.oh], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoʁ/ [ˈʒũ.njoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oʁ/ [ˈʒũ.nɪ.oh], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoʁ/ [ˈʒũ.njoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oɾ/ [ˈʒũ.nɪ.oɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oʁ/ [ˈʒũ.nɪ.oχ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoʁ/ [ˈʒũ.njoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.ni.oɻ/ [ˈʒu.nɪ.oɻ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒu.njoɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒu.njɔɾ/

• Hyphenation: jú‧ni‧or

Noun

júnior m (plural juniores)

1. junior (especially a junior sportsman)
2. (Brazil, informal, humorous) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

Related terms

• jovem
• juvenil
• juventude

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūnior (“younger”), a contracted form of iuvenior (“younger”), from iuvenis (“young”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝunjoɾ/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.njoɾ]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝunjoɾ/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.njoɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃunjoɾ/ [ˈʃu.njoɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒunjoɾ/ [ˈʒu.njoɾ]

• Rhymes: -unjoɾ
• Syllabification: jú‧nior

Noun

júnior m (plural júniores)

1. junior
2. novice

   Synonyms: principiante, novato

Related terms

• joven

 

Further reading

• “júnior”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28