🇵🇹 Portuguese

procurador

masculine

o procurador

prosecutor

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procurador
/u pɾokuɾaˈdoʁ/
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How do you say procurador in Portuguese?

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/u pɾokuɾaˈdoʁ/

How do you pronounce procurador in Portuguese?

procurador is pronounced /u pɾokuɾaˈdoʁ/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O procurador experiente defendeu seu cliente com argumentos convincentes.

The experienced lawyer defended his client with convincing arguments.

O procurador responsável pela investigação apresentou um relatório detalhado.

The responsible prosecutor responsible for the investigation presented a detailed report.

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Why is it masculine?

Procurador is masculine because it derives from the Latin "procurator," which was a masculine noun referring to a manager or agent of estates, and Portuguese inherited the masculine gender along with the -or suffix from Latin masculine agent nouns. The word's gender reflects its origin in Latin legal and administrative terminology where such roles were designated with masculine grammatical gender.

What is the Portuguese word for prosecutor?

The Portuguese word for prosecutor is o procurador — masculine.

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