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Portuguese
Etymology
From contra- + almirante.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.aw.miˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾa.aw.miˈɾɐ̃.te/
Noun
contra-almirante m (plural contra-almirantes)
- (military) rear admiral (rank of general officer of the Navy, superior to that of commodore and inferior to that of vice-admiral, and whose insignia consists of parallel stripes, one wide and one narrow)
Noun
contra-almirante m or f by sense (plural contra-almirantes)
- (military) rear admiral (officer who holds that post)
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