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bodo.

a donation of food traditionally given to the poor to mark an occasion

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbo.du/Brazil/ˈbo.du/Portugal[ˈbo.ðu]Portugal/ˈbo.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. a donation of food traditionally given to the poor to mark an occasion

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *woɣʷetos Proto-Italic *wowitos Latin vōtus Latin vōtum Portuguese bodo Inherited from Latin vōtum (“vow”). Doublet of boda and voto.

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