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brigada.

brigade (military unit composed of several regiments)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Brazil/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Portugal[bɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]Portugal/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. brigade (military unit composed of several regiments)

    feminine
  2. brigade (group of people)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekanąder.? Italian briga Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian brigare ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -āta Italian -ata Italian brigatabor. Middle French brigade French brigadebor. Portuguese brigada Borrowed from French brigade.

intj/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Brazil/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Portugal[bɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]Portugal/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. thanks

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Clipping of obrigada.

verb/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Brazil/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Portugal[bɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]Portugal/bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. feminine singular of brigado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
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