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bom.

good

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbõ/Brazil/ˈbõ/Portugal/ˈbɐ̃w̃/Portugal/bo/Northern, Portugal

  1. good desirable, positive, advantageous

    comparable

  2. good pleasant, enjoyable, (of food) tasty

    comparable
    Esta brisa é boa.

  3. good kind, generous, acting morally

    comparable
    Ele é um homem bom.

  4. good sizeable, reasonable, significant

    comparable
    boa parte
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonum Old Galician-Portuguese bõo Portuguese bom Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonos, earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bónus /bônus, a later borrowing. Compare Fala and Galician bo, Spanish bueno.

intj/ˈbõ/Brazil/ˈbõ/Portugal/ˈbɐ̃w̃/Portugal/bo/Northern, Portugal

  1. well, very well

    Bom, já é hora de ir.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonum Old Galician-Portuguese bõo Portuguese bom Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonos, earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bónus /bônus, a later borrowing. Compare Fala and Galician bo, Spanish bueno.

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