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nó.

knot (looping of a flexible material)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɔ/
  1. knot (looping of a flexible material)

    masculine
  2. node (a knot, knob, protuberance or swelling)

    masculine
  3. gnarl

    masculine
  4. knot (whorl left in lumber)

    masculine
  5. knot (unit of speed)

    masculine
  6. hub (point where many routes meet)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese noo, from Latin nōdus. Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnod- (“to bind”), compare English knot and its Germanic cognates.

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