Masculine

prefeito

Meaning

  1. (masculine) prefect
  2. (Brazil, masculine) mayor

Synonyms

administrador de aldeia

presidente da câmara municipal

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾeˈfej.tu/
Etymology

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

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