Masculine
país
- (masculine) country; nation (a sovereign polity)
- (masculine) country; land (a region inhabited by a particular people or characterised by a certain feature)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈis/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French pays, from Medieval Latin pagēnsis, from Latin pāgus (“country”). Doublet of pago.
Related words
territorial dominion
location country
commonwealth
districto
circunscrição administriva
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