ginásio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒi.ˈna.zju/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ná‧si‧o

Noun

ginásio m (plural ginásios)

  1. gym, gymnasium
  2. secondary school

Usage notes

In Brazil, ginásio is only used for a sports gymasium, not a training gym.

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