mancípio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mancipium (“right to property”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈsi.pi.u/ [mɐ̃ˈsi.pɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈsi.pju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈsi.pi.u/ [mɐ̃ˈsi.pɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈsi.pju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈsi.pi.o/ [mɐ̃ˈsi.pɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈsi.pjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈsi.pju/

• Hyphenation: man‧cí‧pi‧o

Noun

mancípio m (plural mancípios)

1. (derogatory) slave
2. that which is not independent

Further reading

• “mancípio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025