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anel.

ring (round piece of metal worn around the finger)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈnɛw/Brazil[aˈnɛʊ̯]Brazil/ɐˈnɛl/Portugal[ɐˈnɛɫ]Portugal
  1. ring (round piece of metal worn around the finger)

    masculine
  2. anus; ringpiece

    colloquial · masculine · vulgar
  3. annulus

    masculine
  4. annulus

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese anel, borrowed from Old Occitan anel, from Latin ānellus (“finger ring”). Doublet of elo, which was inherited. Cognates include Catalan anell, French anneau, Italian anello, Spanish anillo. Sense 2 likely comes from the round form of the anus.

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