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dez.

ten

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈdɛ(j)s/Brazil[ˈdɛ(ɪ̯)s]Brazil/ˈdɛ(j)ʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈdɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. ten

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dez, from Latin decem (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

noun/ˈdɛ(j)s/Brazil[ˈdɛ(ɪ̯)s]Brazil/ˈdɛ(j)ʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈdɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. ten

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dez, from Latin decem (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

adj/ˈdɛ(j)s/Brazil[ˈdɛ(ɪ̯)s]Brazil/ˈdɛ(j)ʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈdɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. awesome, amazing; very cool, very nice

    Brazil · invariable · slang
    Você é dez!
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dez, from Latin decem (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

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