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eixo.

axle, axletree (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈe(j).ʃu/Brazil[ˈe(ɪ̯).ʃu]Brazil/ˈɐj.ʃu/Portugal/ˈej.ʃu/Northern, Portugal
  1. axle, axletree (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)

    masculine
  2. axis (imaginary line)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese eixe, from Latin axis (“axletree”) (with change of declension), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Compare Galician eixe, Spanish eje. Doublet of the borrowing áxis.

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