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banho.

bath (the act of bathing)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɐ̃.ɲu/Brazil[ˈbɐ̃.j̃u]Brazil/ˈbɐ.ɲu/Portugal/ˈba.ɲu/Northern, Portugal
  1. bath (the act of bathing)

    masculine
  2. the act of showering

    masculine
  3. thrashing, bloodbath (heavy defeat)

    informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese banho, from Vulgar Latin *baneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon).

verb/ˈbɐ̃.ɲu/Brazil[ˈbɐ̃.j̃u]Brazil/ˈbɐ.ɲu/Portugal/ˈba.ɲu/Northern, Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of banhar

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