brigadiano

Portuguese

Etymology

From brigada (“brigade”) +‎ -i- +‎ -ano.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡa.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/ [bɾi.ɡa.d͡ʒɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /bɾi.ɡaˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡa.d͡ʒiˈɐ.no/ [bɾi.ɡa.d͡ʒɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /bɾi.ɡaˈd͡ʒjɐ.no/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾi.ɡɐˈdjɐ.nu/ [bɾi.ɣɐˈðjɐ.nu]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu, (Portugal) -ɐnu
  • Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧di‧a‧no

Adjective

brigadiano (feminine brigadiana, masculine plural brigadianos, feminine plural brigadianas)

  1. (relational) brigade
    Synonym: brigadista
    soldado brigadiano ― brigade soldier
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul, relational) Of the Military Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul.

Noun

brigadiano m (plural brigadianos, feminine brigadiana, feminine plural brigadianas)

  1. A member of a brigade.
    Synonym: brigadista
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul) A member of the Military Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul, a law enforcement agency in the Brazilian state.

References
  1. “brigadiano” in iDicionário Aulete.
  2. “brigadiano” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
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