Today’s Portuguese word of the day is empregada.

This word is fairly easy to pronounce: em – pray- gah-dah.

The most common meaning of this word is maid, as in a female servant who cleans and/or cooks for clients. The complete term is empregada doméstica, to indicate that the maid works in a home. This is because empregada can also be a female employee.

As a verb in the past participle, empregada means employ (in the sense to use) as well as in the sense to hire.

Let’s look at examples of all of the meanings.

Noun 1

A nossa empregada vem todo dia para limpar a casa. Our maid comes every day to clean the house.

Noun 2

Aquela mulher é empregada da empresa. That woman is an employee of the company.

Verb 1

A palavra “combinar” é empregada para marcar um evento ou encontro. The word “combinar” is used to schedule an event or a date.

Verb 2

Ela foi empregada pela Texaco no ano 1992. She was hired by Texaco in 1992.

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