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comboio.

train (line of connected cars or carriages)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kõˈboj.u/Brazil[kõˈboɪ̯.u]Brazil/kõˈbɔj.u/Portugal
  1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)

    Africa · Portugal · masculine
  2. convoy

    masculine
  3. convoy (group of vehicles)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French convoi, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre (“to accompany on the way”), from Latin com- (“together”) + via (“way”).

verb/kõˈbɔj.u/Brazil[kõˈbɔɪ̯.u]Brazil/kõˈbɔj.u/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of comboiar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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