júnior

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See also: junior and Junior

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/
    • (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/

  • Hyphenation: jú‧ni‧or

Noun

júnior m (plural juniores)

  1. junior (especially a junior sportsman)
  2. (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)

  1. junior
  2. novice
    Synonyms: principiante, novato

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