autarca

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs, “self-sufficient”). By surface analysis, auto- +‎ -arca.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtaʁ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtah.kɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈtaɾ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtaɾ.kɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈtaʁ.kɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtaχ.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtaɻ.ka/ [aʊ̯ˈtaɻ.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈtaɾ.kɐ/

Hyphenation: au‧tar‧ca

Noun

autarca m or f by sense (plural autarcas)

councillor (a member of a city council)
mayor (a municipal leader)

Related terms

autarquia

Further reading

“autarca” in iDicionário Aulete.
“autarca” in Dicionário inFormal.
“autarca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“autarca” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“autarca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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