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colono.

colonist (a founder or member of a colony)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/koˈlõ.nu/Brazil/kuˈlo.nu/Portugal
  1. colonist (a founder or member of a colony)

    masculine
  2. an immigrant farmer, especially from a European country

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier * quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

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