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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūnior (“younger”), a contracted form of iuvenior (“younger”), from iuvenis (“young”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoʁ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoʁ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oɾ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʒũ.ni.oʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒũ.njoʁ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒu.ni.oɻ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒu.njoɻ/
Noun
júnior m (plural juniores)
- junior (especially a junior sportsman)
- (Brazil, informal, humorous) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūnior (“younger”), a contracted form of iuvenior (“younger”), from iuvenis (“young”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝunjoɾ/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃunjoɾ/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒunjoɾ/
- Rhymes: -unjoɾ
- Syllabification: jú‧nior
Noun
júnior m (plural júniores)
- junior
- novice
- Synonyms: principiante, novato
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