vigário

Portuguese

Alternative forms

vigairo

Etymology

Probably an early borrowing of Latin vicārius. Doublet of vicário, which was loaned at a later date.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈɡa.ɾi.u/ [viˈɡa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /viˈɡa.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈɡa.ɾi.o/ [viˈɡa.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /viˈɡa.ɾjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɡa.ɾju/ [viˈɣa.ɾju]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈɡa.ɾju/ [biˈɣa.ɾju]

Hyphenation: vi‧gá‧ri‧o

Noun

vigário m (plural vigários)

vicar (local representative of higher-ranking member of clergy)

Derived terms

conto do vigário

Related terms

Vigo

Further reading

“vigário” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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