prefeito

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prefeito, a borrowing from Latin praefectus (“overseer, director, prefect”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfej.tu/ [pɾeˈfeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfej.tu/ [pɾeˈfeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfej.to/ [pɾeˈfeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfɐj.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfɐj.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfej.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfej.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfe.tu/

• Homophone: perfeito (Portugal, with elision)
• Hyphenation: pre‧fei‧to

Noun

prefeito m (plural prefeitos, feminine prefeita, feminine plural prefeitas)

1. prefect
2. (Brazil) mayor

   Synonym: presidente da câmara