Masculine

ginásio

Sentences

Ele foi ao ginásio para fortalecer seus músculos .

He went to the gym to strengthen his muscles.

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dribla uma bola de basquete no ginásio .

A boy dribbles a basketball in the gym.

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

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒiˈna.zi.u/

Borrowed from Latin

Cognate with Catalan

Cognate with French

Cognate with Italian

Cognate with Spanish

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.