jardim de infância

See also: jardim-de-infância

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jardim-de-infância (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “garden of childhood”, a calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ʒaɦˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/ [ʒaɦˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ʒaɦˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/ [ʒaɦˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒaɾˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ʒaɾˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʒaɾˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaɻˈd͡ʒĩ de ĩˈfɐ̃.si.a/ [ʒaɻˈd͡ʒĩ de ĩˈfɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ʒaɻˈd͡ʒĩ de ĩˈfɐ̃.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐɾˈdĩ d‿ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/ [ʒɐɾˈðĩ d‿ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ]

Noun

jardim de infância m (plural jardins de infância)

1. kindergarten (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6)

   Synonyms: infantário, pré-escola, (Brazil) jardim, (Portugal) jardim-escola