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estado
estado
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin status (“status, condition”), from the verb stō (“stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˈta.du/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˈta.do/
- (Carioca) IPA(key): /eʃ.ˈta.du/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.ˈta.ðu/
Noun
estado m (plural estados)
- (government) state (subdivision of a nation)
- (uncountable) state, government
- status, condition, standing
Synonyms
- (government) governo, autoridade
- (condition) status, condição, situação
Derived terms
- Estados Unidos da América, estado-maior
Related terms
Verb
estado
- Masculine singular past participle of estar