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cachalote.

cachalot, sperm whale

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.ʃaˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kɐ.ʃɐˈlɔ.tɨ/Portugal/kɐt.ʃɐˈlɔ.tɨ/Northern, Portugal
  1. cachalot, sperm whale

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom? Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos? Latin -ulum Latin capulum Portuguese cacho ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -oluslbor. Portuguese -ola Portuguese cachola Portuguese -ote Portuguese cachalote From cachola + -ote.

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