presidiário
See also: presidiario
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- presidiario (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin praesidiārius, corresponding to presídio (“penitentiary”) + -ário.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ˌzi.d͡ʒi.ˈa.ɾi.u/, /-ɾju/
Noun
presidiário m (plural presidiários, feminine presidiária, feminine plural presidiárias)
- a prisoner in a penitentiary
- (by extension) criminal; felon
Synonyms
- (criminal): criminoso, bandido
Adjective
presidiário m (feminine singular presidiária, masculine plural presidiários, feminine plural presidiárias, comparable)
- penitentiary (relating to the punishment of criminals)