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buraco.

hole

6 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/buˈɾako̝/

  1. hole

    masculine

  2. pit

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. From Old Galician-Portuguese buraco (13th century), perhaps from a local derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce”) + the suffix -aco, from a pre-Latin suffix -akko-. Compare Portuguese buraco, Asturian buracu, furacu.

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