presidiário

See also: presidiario

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• presidiario (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin praesidiārius, corresponding to presídio (“penitentiary”) +‎ -ário.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zi.d͡ʒiˈa.ɾi.u/ [pɾe.zi.d͡ʒɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾe.ziˈd͡ʒja.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zi.d͡ʒiˈa.ɾi.u/ [pɾe.zi.d͡ʒɪˈa.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾe.ziˈd͡ʒja.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zi.d͡ʒiˈa.ɾi.o/ [pɾe.zi.d͡ʒɪˈa.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /pɾe.ziˈd͡ʒja.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.ziˈdja.ɾju/ [pɾɨ.ziˈðja.ɾju]

Noun

presidiário m (plural presidiários, feminine presidiária, feminine plural presidiárias)

1. a prisoner in a penitentiary, an inmate
2. (by extension) criminal; felon

   Synonyms: criminoso, bandido

Adjective

presidiário (feminine presidiária, masculine plural presidiários, feminine plural presidiárias)

1. penitentiary (relating to the punishment of criminals)

Further reading

• “presidiário”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “presidiário”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026