reformado

English

Etymology

From Spanish reformar, from Latin refōrmāre.

Noun

reformado (plural reformados or reformadoes)

  1. A monk of a reformed order.
    • 1631, John Weever, Ancient Funerall Monuments:
      This was one of Celestin the pope's caveats for his new reformadoes
  2. A disgraced officer who is deprived of command, but retains rank and sometimes pay.
    • 1648, Clement Walker, The History of Independency:
      Turn all the Reformado's out of the Line: Withdraw all their Guards from the Houses

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.foʁˈma.du/ [he.foɦˈma.du]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.foɾˈma.du/ [he.foɾˈma.du]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.foʁˈma.du/ [χe.foʁˈma.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.foɻˈma.do/ [he.foɻˈma.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.fuɾˈma.du/ [ʁɨ.fuɾˈma.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: re‧for‧ma‧do

Noun

reformado m (plural reformados, feminine reformada, feminine plural reformadas)

  1. pensioner, retiree
    Synonym: aposentado

Participle

reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)

  1. past participle of reformar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /refoɾˈmado/ [re.foɾˈma.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: re‧for‧ma‧do

Adjective

reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)

  1. reformed

Participle

reformado (feminine reformada, masculine plural reformados, feminine plural reformadas)

  1. past participle of reformar

Further reading

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