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branquear.

to bleach, to whiten (to make white or whiter)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɾɐ̃.kiˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[bɾɐ̃.kiˈa(h)]Brazil/bɾɐ̃ˈkja(ʁ)/Brazil[bɾɐ̃ˈkja(h)]Brazil
  1. to bleach, to whiten (to make white or whiter)

  2. to launder (to disguise the source of)

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 From branco + -ear.

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