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soldado.

soldier (member of an army)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/sowˈda.du/Brazil[soʊ̯ˈda.du]Brazil/solˈda.du/Portugal[soɫˈda.ðu]Portugal
  1. soldier (member of an army)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. soldier; warrior (person who fights for a cause)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado, corresponding to soldo (“military salary”) + -ado. A calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”). Compare Spanish soldado, Italian soldato, French soldat.

adj/sowˈda.du/Brazil[soʊ̯ˈda.du]Brazil/solˈda.du/Portugal[soɫˈda.ðu]Portugal
  1. soldered, welded (joined together by soldering)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese soldado. By surface analysis, soldar + -ado. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/sowˈda.du/Brazil[soʊ̯ˈda.du]Brazil/solˈda.du/Portugal[soɫˈda.ðu]Portugal
  1. past participle of soldar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese soldado. By surface analysis, soldar + -ado. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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