preboste

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan prebost, from Latin praepositus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈbɔs.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾeˈbɔʃ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈbɔs.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈbɔʃ.tɨ/ [pɾɨˈβɔʃ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: pre‧bos‧te

Noun

preboste m (plural prebostes)

  1. (military) provost (military prison keeper)
  2. (religion) provost (highest position in a monastery below an abbot)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan prebost, from Latin praepositus.

Noun

preboste m (plural prebostes)

  1. provost

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