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espírito.

spirit (the soul of a person or other living being)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈpiɾito/[es̺ˈpi.ɾi.t̪ʊ]
  1. spirit (the soul of a person or other living being)

    masculine
  2. spirit, enthusiasm

    masculine
  3. ghost; supernatural being

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espirito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin spīritus, from spirō (“breathe, respire; live”), from Proto-Indo-European *speis- (“to blow”). Cognate with Portuguese espírito and Spanish espíritu.

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