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employee (regional variant)

nounmasculine/feminineregionaluncommon/ẽˈpɾɛɡ(ɨ)/em·pre·gue

Definition

1

Regional form (especially Alentejo) to designate an employed person, worker.

Regional usage, mainly in Alentejo. The standard form is 'empregado/empregada' (employee).

Usage examples

“The boss hired another worker for the grape harvest.”
“The farm workers got up at sunrise.”