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escovada.

a brushing

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/is.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/es.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/is.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/es.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil
  1. a brushing

    feminine
    Dei uma escovada nos dentes e agora eles estão branquinhos!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?] Portuguese escova Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese escovada By surface analysis, escova + -ada.

adj/is.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/es.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/is.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/es.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil
  1. feminine singular of escovado

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?] Portuguese escova Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese escovada By surface analysis, escova + -ada.

verb/is.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/es.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/is.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil/es.koˈva.dɐ/Brazil
  1. feminine singular of escovado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?] Portuguese escova Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese escovada By surface analysis, escova + -ada.

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