Masculine

prisioneiro

Meaning

  1. (masculine) prisoner (person incarcerated in a prison)
  2. (figuratively, masculine) prisoner (any person held against his or her will)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɾi.zi.oˈne(j).ɾu/
Etymology

From French prisonnier (“prisoner”), from prison (“prison”), from Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize”).

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