Estado

See also: estado

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Capitalization of estado, possibly influenced by French État.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈta.du/, /esˈta.du/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈta.du/, /eʃˈta.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈta.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈta.du/ [(i)ʃˈta.ðu]

  • Rhymes: -adu
  • Hyphenation: Es‧ta‧do
  • Homophone: estado

Proper noun

Estado m

  1. (politics) State (a current governing polity, country, city-state, or community)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From estado, from Latin stātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtado/ [esˈt̪a.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: Es‧ta‧do

Proper noun

Estado m

  1. state (any sovereign polity)
    Synonym: Administración

Derived terms