vigário
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably an early borrowing of Latin vicārius. Doublet of vicário, which was loaned at a later date.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈɡa.ɾi.u/ [viˈɡa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /viˈɡa.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈɡa.ɾi.o/ [viˈɡa.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /viˈɡa.ɾjo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /viˈɡa.ɾju/ [viˈɣa.ɾju]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈɡa.ɾju/ [biˈɣa.ɾju]
- Hyphenation: vi‧gá‧ri‧o
Noun
vigário m (plural vigários)
- vicar (local representative of higher-ranking member of clergy)
Derived terms
- conto do vigário
- vigarista
Related terms
Further reading
- “vigário”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025