suboficial

Portuguese

Etymology

From sub- +‎ oficial.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.bo.fi.siˈaw/ [su.bo.fi.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /su.bo.fiˈsjaw/ [su.bo.fiˈsjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.bu.fiˈsjal/ [su.βu.fiˈsjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.bu.fiˈsjal/ [su.βu.fiˈsjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.bu.fiˈsja.li/ [su.βu.fiˈsja.li]

• Hyphenation: su‧bo‧fi‧ci‧al

Noun

suboficial m (plural suboficiais)

1. subofficer (subordinate officer)

Spanish

Etymology

From sub- +‎ oficial.

Noun

suboficial m (plural suboficiales)

1. non-commissioned officer
2. petty officer

Further reading

• “suboficial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28