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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

vao.

ford

3 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbao/[ˈbɑ.ʊ]
  1. ford

    masculine
  2. sandbar

    masculine
  3. flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)

    masculine
  4. space in between two ribs

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese vao, from Latin vadum (“ford”), from Proto-Italic *waðom, from Proto-Indo-European *wh₂dʰóm, from *weh₂dʰ-.

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