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cota.

quota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. quota (proportional part or share; share or proportion assigned to each in a division)

    feminine
  2. dues; membership fees

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin quota.

noun/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. an armour coat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old French cotte, from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), see also German Kutte.

noun/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. elder (respected old person)

    Angola · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. an older person

    Angola · by-personal-gender · colloquial · feminine · masculine
  3. an old person

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · colloquial · feminine · masculine
  4. father, mother

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · colloquial · endearing · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kimbundu kota.

verb/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of cotar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of cotar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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