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tenente-general

Portuguese, noun/teˌnẽ.t͡ʃi.ʒe.neˈɾaw/

tenente-general is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lieutenant general (military rank)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does tenente-general mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinelieutenant general (military rank)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of tenente-general

  • tenentes-generais plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tenente-general?

  • Brazil /teˌnẽ.t͡ʃi.ʒe.neˈɾaw/
  • Brazil [teˌnẽ.t͡ʃi.ʒe.neˈɾaʊ̯]
  • Portugal /tɨˌnẽ.tɨ.ʒɨ.nɨˈɾal/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.