Etymology

From Old Portuguese *cirurgião, cilurgião, celorgião, *cerorgião ‎(“chirurgeon”), from a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin chīrurgia ‎(“surgery”), from chīrurgus ‎(“surgeon”), from Ancient Greek χειρουργία ‎(kheirourgía), from χείρ ‎(kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον ‎(érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ˌɾuɻ.ʒi.ˈãõ/, /si.ˌɾuɻ.ˈʒjãõ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.ɾuɾ.ˈʒjɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: ci‧rur‧gi‧ão