câmara municipal

Portuguese

câmara municipal de Lisboa

Etymology

From câmara (“chamber”) +‎ municipal (“municipal”), literally “Municipal Chamber”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ma.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpaw/ [ˈkɐ̃.ma.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ma.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpaw/ [ˈkɐ̃.ma.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ma.ɾa mu.ni.siˈpaw/ [ˈkɐ.ma.ɾa mu.ni.siˈpaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpal/ [ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpal/ [ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ mu.ni.siˈpa.li/

Noun

câmara municipal f (plural câmaras municipais)

1. the executive body of a municipality
2. city hall

   Synonym: paços do concelho

See also

• concelho
• junta de freguesia
• município

Further reading

• “câmara municipal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026