juiz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese juyz, juiz, joiz, from Latin iūdex.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈis/ [ʒʊˈis], /ˈʒwis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈis/ [ʒʊˈis], /ˈʒwis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈiʃ/ [ʒʊˈiʃ], /ˈʒwiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈiʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: ju‧iz

Noun

juiz m (plural juízes, feminine juíza, feminine plural juízas)

1. judge

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:juiz.

Derived terms

• juiz de paz

Related terms

• juízo
• julgar