prefeito

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prefeito, a borrowing from Latin praefectus (“overseer, director, prefect”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfej.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈfej.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfɐj.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfej.tu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfej.tu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈfe.tu/

Homophone: perfeito (Portugal, with elision)
Hyphenation: pre‧fei‧to

Noun

prefeito m (plural prefeitos, feminine prefeita, feminine plural prefeitas)

prefect
(Brazil) mayor
Synonym: presidente da câmara

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