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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centuriōnem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.tu.ɾiˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.tuˈɾjɐ̃w̃/
Noun
centurião m (plural centuriões)
- (military, Ancient Rome) centurion (officer in command of a century of soldiers)