freguês

See also: fregués

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese feegres, from Vulgar Latin fil(ius) ecclēsiae (“son of the church”). Cognate with Galician fregués and Spanish feligrés.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾɛˈɣeʃ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾeˈɡe(j)s/
  • Hyphenation: fre‧guês

Noun

freguês m (plural fregueses, feminine freguesa, feminine plural freguesas)

  1. parishioner
  2. customer

Derived terms

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