"prefeito" meaning in Portuguese

See prefeito in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɾeˈfej.tu/ [Brazil], [pɾeˈfeɪ̯.tu] [Brazil], /pɾeˈfej.tu/ [Brazil], [pɾeˈfeɪ̯.tu] [Brazil], /pɾeˈfej.to/ [Southern-Brazil], [pɾeˈfeɪ̯.to] [Southern-Brazil], /pɾɨˈfɐj.tu/ [Portugal], /pɾɨˈfɐj.tu/ [Portugal], /pɾɨˈfej.tu/ [Northern, Portugal], /pɾɨˈfej.tu/ [Central, Portugal], /pɾɨˈfe.tu/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: prefeitos [plural], prefeita [feminine], prefeitas [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese prefeito, a borrowing from Latin praefectus (“overseer, director, prefect”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|prefeito}} Old Galician-Portuguese prefeito, {{der|pt|la|praefectus||overseer, director, prefect}} Latin praefectus (“overseer, director, prefect”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} prefeito m (plural prefeitos, feminine prefeita, feminine plural prefeitas)
  1. prefect Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-prefeito-pt-noun-80Sj76Rm
  2. (Brazil) mayor Tags: Brazil, masculine Synonyms: presidente da câmara
    Sense id: en-prefeito-pt-noun-3VGoJdBq Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/pɾɨˈfɐj.tu/",
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