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How to pronounce "mayor" in Portuguese

mayor is pronounced with standard Portuguese phonetics in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “MA” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 2 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

MA·yor

Primary stress: ma

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Syllablesma · yor
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Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs da Adrian Mayor conta um pouco da história de como a gente desenvolveu armas

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The Portuguese word “mayor”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (ma · yor), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (ma). Grammatically, “mayor” functions as a adj. SayItVid indexes 2 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “mayor” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Nerdologia.

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  • 🇵🇹 BRNerdologia
    Clip #1 · @7:21
    “um livro excelente. E o Greek Fire Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs da Adrian Mayor conta um pouco da história de como a gente desenvolveu armas Adrian Mayor conta um pouco da história”
  • 🇵🇹 BRNerdologia
    Clip #2 · @3:09
    “toda a população humana, amigos ou inimigos, isso sim faz todo sentido biológico. Como Adrien Mayor conta em Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion biológico. Como Adrien Mayor conta em”

Definition & Meaning: “mayor”

Audio
ADJ
  • obsolete spelling of maior

Example Sentences (2)

  • “Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs da Adrian Mayor conta um pouco da história de como a gente desenvolveu armas”
  • “inimigos, isso sim faz todo sentido biológico. Como Adrien Mayor conta em Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion”

Pronounce: “mayor”

Syllables:
ma · yor
Primary stress:
ma
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Frequently asked questions about mayor

How do you pronounce “mayor” in Portuguese?

Listen to native speakers pronounce “mayor” in authentic Portuguese video clips above.

What does “mayor” mean?

“mayor” means: obsolete spelling of maior