resgate

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁezˈɡa.t͡ʃi/ [hezˈɡa.t͡ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeʒˈɡa.t͡ʃi/ [χeʒˈɡa.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁezˈɡa.te/ [hezˈɡa.te]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʒˈɡa.tɨ/ [ʁɨʒˈɣa.tɨ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish rescate.

Noun

resgate m (plural resgates)

  1. rescue
  2. ransom

Etymology 2

Verb

resgate

  1. inflection of resgatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative