coronel

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coronel

/ku.ɾu.ˈnɛɫ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do italiano colonna⁽ⁱᵗ⁾ e este do latim columna (coluna, em português), devido às formações militares antigas.

noun

patente militar, no Brasil entre o tenente-coronel e o general (abreviação: cel.)
Brazil patriarca e chefe político da zona rural, principalmente em Minas Gerais e no Nordeste
homem que gasta dinheiro no sustento de prostitutas

In English

colonel commissioned office in the armed services

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MLA

"coronel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/coronel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

coronel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/coronel

Chicago

"coronel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/coronel.

BibTeX

@misc{coronel_2026,
  title = {coronel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/coronel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}