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atrito.

friction (force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈtɾi.tu/Brazil/ɐˈtɾi.tu/Portugal
  1. friction (force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact)

    masculine · uncountable
  2. friction (conflict between people having dissimilar ideas or interests)

    countable · figuratively · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin attrītus (“rubbed”), perfect passive participle of atterō (“to rub”).

verb
  1. first-person singular present indicative of atritar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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