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azul.

blue

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/aˈzuw/Brazil[aˈzuʊ̯]Brazil/ɐˈzul/Portugal[ɐˈzuɫ]Portugal
  1. blue

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-der.? Classical Persian لاژورد (Lāžvard) Classical Persian لَاجَوَرْد (lājaward)bor. Arabic لََازُوَرْد (laāzuward)bor. Medieval Latin lazulumlbor. Old Galician-Portuguese azur Portuguese azul Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azur (“blue”), a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lazulum, borrowed from Arabic لََازُوَرْد (laāzuward). Doublet of azur, from French. Compare with Galician azul (“blue”), Spanish azul (“blue”), French azur (“azure”), Italian azzurro (“blue”) and English azure.

noun/aˈzuw/Brazil[aˈzuʊ̯]Brazil/ɐˈzul/Portugal[ɐˈzuɫ]Portugal
  1. blue

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-der.? Classical Persian لاژورد (Lāžvard) Classical Persian لَاجَوَرْد (lājaward)bor. Arabic لََازُوَرْد (laāzuward)bor. Medieval Latin lazulumlbor. Old Galician-Portuguese azur Portuguese azul Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azur (“blue”), a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lazulum, borrowed from Arabic لََازُوَرْد (laāzuward). Doublet of azur, from French. Compare with Galician azul (“blue”), Spanish azul (“blue”), French azur (“azure”), Italian azzurro (“blue”) and English azure.

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