Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine) gymnasium (place for indoor sports)
  2. (Portugal, masculine) gym (sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise)
  3. (Brazil, masculine) secondary school

Synonyms

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒiˈna.zi.u/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked. Compare Catalan gimnàs, French gymnase, Italian ginnasio, Spanish gimnasio.

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