xogum

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• xógum

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 将軍 (shōgun).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈɡũ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɔˈɡũ/ [ʃɔˈɣũ]

• Hyphenation: xo‧gum

Noun

xogum m (plural xoguns)

1. (historical) shogun (military governor of Japan)

Derived terms

• xogunato

Further reading

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