brigadeiro-general

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡaˌde(j).ɾu.ʒe.neˈɾaw/ [bɾi.ɡaˌde(ɪ̯).ɾu.ʒe.neˈɾaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡaˌde(j).ɾo.ʒe.neˈɾaw/ [bɾi.ɡaˌde(ɪ̯).ɾo.ʒe.neˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡɐˌdɐj.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾal/ [bɾi.ɣɐˌðɐj.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾaɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡɐˌdej.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾal/ [bɾi.ɣɐˌðej.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾaɫ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡɐˌdej.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾal/ [bɾi.ɣɐˌðej.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡɐˌde.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾa.li/ [bɾi.ɣɐˌðe.ɾu.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾa.li]

  • Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧dei‧ro-ge‧ne‧ral

Noun

brigadeiro-general m (plural brigadeiros-generais)

  1. (military) brigadier general (rank of general officer of the Army and Air Force, superior to that of colonel and inferior to that of major general, and whose insignia consists of a star)

Noun

brigadeiro-general m or f by sense (plural brigadeiros-generais)

  1. (military) brigadier general (officer who holds that post)

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