vigário-geral

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Portuguese

Etymology

From vigário (vicar) +‎ geral (general).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˌɡa.ɾi.u.ʒeˈɾaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /viˌɡa.ɾju.ʒeˈɾaw/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˌɡa.ɾi.o.ʒeˈɾaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /viˌɡa.ɾjo.ʒeˈɾaw/
 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧gá‧ri‧o‧-ge‧ral

Noun

vigário-geral m (plural vigários-gerais)

  1. (Catholicism) vicar general

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