salário

See also: salario and salariò

Portuguese

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese salário, a learned borrowing from Latin salārium, from salārius, from sal + -ārius. Piecewise doublet of saleiro.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈla.ɾi.u/ [saˈla.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /saˈla.ɾju/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈla.ɾi.o/ [saˈla.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /saˈla.ɾjo/

    • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɾiu, -aɾju
    • Hyphenation: sa‧lá‧ri‧o

    Noun

    salário m (plural salários)

    1. salary (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis)
      Synonyms: ordenado, pagamento, remuneração
    2. wage
    3. ellipsis of salário mínimo

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