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cor.

colour (UK), color (US)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkoʁ/Brazil[ˈkoh]Brazil/ˈkoɾ/São-Paulo/ˈkoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. colour (UK), color (US)

    feminine
  2. complexion

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coor f, from Latin colōrem m, from Old Latin colos (“covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”). Doublet of color. Compare Galician cor and Spanish color.

noun/ˈkɔʁ/Brazil[ˈkɔh]Brazil/ˈkɔɾ/São-Paulo/ˈkɔʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. heart

    masculine · poetic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

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