privilégio

See also: privilegio, privilegió, and privilegiò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• privilegio (pre-reform)
• previlegio (obsolete)
• previlégio (obsolete, now a common misspelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prīvilēgium (“law concerning a specific individual; privilege”), from prīvus (“private”) + lēx (“law”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒi.u/ [pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒi.u/ [pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒi.o/ [pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒjo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒju/, /pɾɨ.viˈlɛ.ʒju/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒju/, /pɾɨ.viˈlɛ.ʒju/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾi.biˈlɛ.ʒju/ [pɾi.βiˈlɛ.ʒju], /pɾɨ.biˈlɛ.ʒju/ [pɾɨ.βiˈlɛ.ʒju]

• Rhymes: -ɛʒiu, -ɛʒju
• Hyphenation: pre‧vi‧lé‧gi‧o

Noun

privilégio m (plural privilégios)

1. privilege (a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor)

   Synonyms: apanágio, benefício, direito, honraria, prerrogatória, regalia, vantagem

   Antonym: desvantagem

   1. diploma that confers this advantage
2. perk
3. prerogative; immunity
4. Synonym of condão

Related terms

• privilegiadamente
• privilegiado
• privilegiamento
• privilegiar
• privilegiável
• privilegioso