vingador

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin vindicātōrem, from Latin vindicō.[1] By surface analysis, vingar +‎ -dor. Compare Spanish vengador.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vĩ.ɡaˈdoʁ/ [vĩ.ɡaˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vĩ.ɡaˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vĩ.ɡaˈdoʁ/ [vĩ.ɡaˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vĩ.ɡaˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vĩ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/ [vĩ.ɡɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bĩ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/ [bĩ.ɡɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /vĩ.ɡɐˈdo.ɾi/ [vĩ.ɡɐˈðo.ɾi]

Noun

vingador m (plural vingadores, feminine vingadora, feminine plural vingadoras)

  1. avenger (one who avenges)

Adjective

vingador (feminine vingadora, masculine plural vingadores, feminine plural vingadoras)

  1. vindictive (seeking revenge)
    Synonym: vingativo

References

  1. ^ “vingador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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