ditador

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dictador (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictātōrem (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.taˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.taˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.taˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.taˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.taˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.taˈdoʁ/ [d͡ʒi.taˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.taˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.tɐˈdoɾ/ [di.tɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.tɐˈdoɾ/ [di.tɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [di.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

Noun

ditador m (plural ditadores, feminine ditadora, feminine plural ditadoras)

1. dictator

Related terms

• ditadura
• ditatorial
• ditatorialmente
• ditar