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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “garden of childhood”, a calque of German Kindergarten.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒaɾˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒaɾˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒaʁˈd͡ʒĩ d͡ʒi ĩˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaɻˈd͡ʒĩ de ĩˈfɐ̃.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒaɻˈd͡ʒĩ de ĩˈfɐ̃.sja/
Noun
jardim de infância m (plural jardins de infância)
- kindergarten (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6)
- Synonyms: infantário, pré-escola, (Brazil) jardim, (Portugal) jardim-escola