guerrilha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/ [ɡeˈhi.ʎɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡeˈʁi.ʎɐ/ [ɡeˈχi.ʎɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡeˈʁi.ʎa/ [ɡeˈhi.ʎa]

  • Rhymes: -iʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: guer‧ri‧lha

Noun

guerrilha f (plural guerrilhas)

  1. guerrilla (war carried out by small independent groups)
  2. a band of guerrilla fighters

Noun

guerrilha m or f by sense (plural guerrilhas)

  1. guerrilla (irregular soldier)

Verb

guerrilha

  1. inflection of guerrilhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “guerrilha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “guerrilha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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