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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin iūdicem. Cognate with Old Spanish juez, Old French juge.
Noun
juiz m (plural juizes)
- judge
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese juiz, from Latin iūdicem. Compare Galician xuíz.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
- Hyphenation: ju‧iz
Noun
juiz m or m or f by sense (plural juízes, feminine juíza, feminine plural juízas)
- judge
- referee (person who settles a dispute)
- (sports) referee, umpire
- Synonym: árbitro
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:juiz.
Derived terms
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