ofício

See also: oficio and ofició

Galician

Noun

ofício m (plural ofícios, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of oficio

Further reading

  • “ofício” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officium.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈfi.si.u/ [oˈfi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /oˈfi.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈfi.si.o/ [oˈfi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /oˈfi.sjo/

  • Hyphenation: o‧fí‧ci‧o

Noun

ofício m (plural ofícios)

  1. craft, trade
    Synonym: arte
    Cada um cuide de seu ofício. ― Every man for his own trade.
    • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “Uma historia verdadeira [A true story]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 30:
      Determinou ter uma occupação, um officio, exercer um trabalho qualquer […]
      He set his sights on finding an occupation, a craft, performing any job at all […]
  2. profession, occupation
    Synonyms: profissão, trabalho
  3. (religion) service (religious rite or ritual)

Derived terms

Further reading

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