jardim de infância

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Jardim (“garden”) + de (“of”) + infância (“childhood”), a calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐɾ.ðĩ.dĩ.ˈfɐ̃.sjɐ/

Noun

jardim de infância m (plural jardins de infância)

  1. kindergarten (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6)

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