ecônomo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, “manager”), from οἶκος (oîkos) + νέμω (némō).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈkõ.no.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈko.no.mo/
- Hyphenation: e‧cô‧no‧mo
Noun
ecônomo m (plural ecônomos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- manager
- Synonym: administrador
- (uncommon) manciple, butler
- Synonym: mordomo
Further reading
- “ecônomo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ecônomo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026