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descuido.

recklessness (quality of being reckless)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/desˈkuj.du/Brazil[desˈkuɪ̯.du]Brazil/d͡ʒisˈkuj.du/Brazil[d͡ʒisˈkuɪ̯.du]Brazil

  1. recklessness (quality of being reckless)

    masculine · uncountable

  2. an instance of being reckless

    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- Portuguese cuidar Portuguese descuidardeverb. Portuguese descuido Deverbal from descuidar.

verb/desˈkuj.du/Brazil[desˈkuɪ̯.du]Brazil/d͡ʒisˈkuj.du/Brazil[d͡ʒisˈkuɪ̯.du]Brazil

  1. first-person singular present indicative of descuidar

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