escrivão
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese escrivan, from Vulgar Latin *scrība, *scrībānem, from alteration of declension from Latin scrība (“writer, scribe”). Doublet of escriba, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɾi.ˈvɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: es‧cri‧vão
Noun
escrivão m (plural escrivães, feminine escrivã, feminine plural escrivãs)
- registrar
- clerk (legal)
Related terms
- escrever
- escritor