árbitro

See also: arbitro, arbitró, and arbitrò

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arbitrum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.bi.tɾu/ [ˈaɦ.bi.tɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.bi.tɾu/ [ˈaɦ.bi.tɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.bi.tɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.bi.tɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaɻ.bi.tɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.bi.tɾu/ [ˈaɾ.βi.tɾu]

Noun

árbitro m or f by sense or m (plural árbitros, feminine árbitra, feminine plural árbitras)

1. (sports) referee (umpire, judge, the supervisor of a game)

   Synonym: juiz

2. referee (person who settles a dispute)

   Synonym: juiz

Further reading

• “árbitro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arbiter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾbitɾo/ [ˈaɾ.β̞i.t̪ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -aɾbitɾo
• Syllabification: ár‧bi‧tro

Noun

árbitro m (plural árbitros, feminine árbitra, feminine plural árbitras)

1. (sports) official (e.g. referee or umpire)

   Synonym: juez

Related terms

• arbitral
• arbitrar
• arbitrio

Further reading

• “árbitro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10