Etymology

From Old Provençal ambaisador ‎(“ambassador”), derivative of ambaissa ‎(“service, mission, errand”), from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 ‎(andbahti, “service, function”), from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją ‎(“service, office”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz ‎(“servant”), from Gaulish *ambactos ‎(“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi ‎(“round about, around”) + Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‎(“to drive”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃa.ˈdoɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃa.ˈdoɻ/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃa.ˈdoχ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃɐ.ˈðoɾ/
• Hyphenation: em‧bai‧xa‧dor