governanta

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Portuguese

Etymology

From governante m or f by sense +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈnɐ̃.tɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veʁˈnɐ̃.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡo.veɻˈnɐ̃.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.vɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.bɨɾˈnɐ̃.tɐ/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ
Hyphenation: go‧ver‧nan‧ta

Noun

governanta f (plural governantas)

housekeeper (head of the female staff of a large home)
governess (woman paid to educate children in their own home)

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