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desabafo.

ventilation (the act of replacing stale or noxious air with fresh)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/de.zaˈba.fu/Brazil/d͡ʒi.zaˈba.fu/Brazil/dɨ.zɐˈba.fu/Portugal[dɨ.zɐˈβa.fu]Portugal
  1. ventilation (the act of replacing stale or noxious air with fresh)

    masculine
  2. the venting of one's frustrations; rant

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese bafo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese abafar Portuguese desabafardeverb. Portuguese desabafo Deverbal from desabafar (“to ventilate”).

verb/de.zaˈba.fu/Brazil/d͡ʒi.zaˈba.fu/Brazil/dɨ.zɐˈba.fu/Portugal[dɨ.zɐˈβa.fu]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of desabafar

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