primeira-dama
Portuguese, noun/pɾiˈme(j).ɾɐ ˈdɐ̃.mɐ/
primeira-dama is spelled P-R-I-M-E-I-R-A-D-A-M-A (12 letters). Primeira-dama is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “First Lady (wife of the chief executive of a nation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “esposa de governante (presidente, prefeito ou governador)”.
What does primeira-dama mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineFirst Lady (wife of the chief executive of a nation)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. esposa de governante (presidente, prefeito ou governador)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of primeira-dama
- primeiras-damas plural
- primeira dama alternative misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce primeira-dama?
- Brazil /pɾiˈme(j).ɾɐ ˈdɐ̃.mɐ/
- Brazil [pɾiˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ ˈdɐ̃.mɐ]
- Portugal /pɾiˈmɐj.ɾɐ ˈdɐ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.