procurador

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōcūrātōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.ku.ɾəˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.ku.ɾəˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.ku.ɾaˈðoɾ]

Noun

procurador m (plural procuradors, feminine procuradora)

1. proxy
2. procurator
3. regional parliament member

Derived terms

• procuradoratge
• procuradoria

Related terms

• procurar

Further reading

• “procurador” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “procurador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “procurador” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “procurador” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prōcūrātōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoʁ/ [pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoʁ/ [pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoʁ/ [pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.ku.ɾaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ [pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐˈdoɾ/ [pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [pɾɔ.ku.ɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: pro‧cu‧ra‧dor

Noun

procurador m (plural procuradores, feminine procuradora, feminine plural procuradoras)

1. proxy (agent or substitute authorised to act for another person)
2. prosecutor (prosecuting attorney)
3. (Ancient Rome) procurator (governor of a small imperial province)
4. (Brazil) an official of the Brazilian government responsible for protecting the interests of the people

Related terms

• procurar

Further reading

• “procurador”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “procurador”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “procurador” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “procurador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “procurador”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “procurador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prōcūrātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾokuɾaˈdoɾ/ [pɾo.ku.ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧cu‧ra‧dor

Noun

procurador m (plural procuradores, feminine procuradora, feminine plural procuradoras)

1. attorney, agent, procurator
2. (Spain) member of a regional parliament

Related terms

• procuraduría
• procurar

 

Further reading

• “procurador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28