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cego.

blind (unable to see)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Brazil/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Portugal[ˈsɛ.ɣu]Portugal/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. blind (unable to see)

    comparable
    Eles são cegos.
    Fiquei cega do olho esquerdo.
  2. blind; blinded (unable to realise the truth)

    comparable · figuratively
    Vocês estão cegos? A resposta é óbvia!
    Estávamos cegos de ódio.
  3. dull (not sharp)

    comparable
    Esta faca está tão cega que não corta nem manteiga.
  4. impartial (treating all parties equally)

    comparable · figuratively
    A justiça é cega.
  5. high, stoned

    Portugal · colloquial · comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”), from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed, blind”).

noun/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Brazil/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Portugal[ˈsɛ.ɣu]Portugal/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. a blind person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cego (“blind”), from Latin caecus (“blind”), from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed, blind”).

verb/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Brazil/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Portugal[ˈsɛ.ɣu]Portugal/ˈsɛ.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cegar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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