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branqueamento.

bleaching

13 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɾɐ̃.ke.aˈmẽ.tu/Brazil/bɾɐ̃.ki.aˈmẽ.tu/Brazil/bɾɐ̃.kjaˈmẽ.tu/Brazil/bɾɐ̃.kjɐˈmẽ.tu/Portugal

  1. bleaching

    masculine

  2. whitening

    masculine

  3. ellipsis of branquemento racial

    Brazil · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *blinkaną Proto-Germanic *blankaz Frankish *blankbor. Early Medieval Latin blancus Old Galician-Portuguese branco Portuguese branco Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izāre Old Galician-Portuguese -ear Portuguese -ear Portuguese branquear Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old Galician-Portuguese -mento Portuguese -mento Portuguese branqueamento From branquear + -mento.

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