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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mercēnārius.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /meʁ.seˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /meʁ.seˈna.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /meʁ.seˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /meʁ.seˈna.ɾju/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /meɾ.seˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /meɾ.seˈna.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /meʁ.seˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /meʁ.seˈna.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meɻ.seˈna.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /meɻ.seˈna.ɾjo/
Adjective
mercenário (feminine mercenária, masculine plural mercenários, feminine plural mercenárias)
- mercenary (motivated by private gain)
Noun
mercenário m (plural mercenários, feminine mercenária, feminine plural mercenárias)
- mercenary (person employed to fight wars)
- a person motivated solely by private monetary gain