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frio.

cold

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɾi.u/Brazil/ˈfɾiw/Brazil[ˈfɾiʊ̯]Brazil/ˈfɾi.u/Portugal

  1. cold having low temperatures; cool

    comparable

  2. cold insensitive

    comparable · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frio, from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frigus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriHgos-, *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare Galician and Spanish frío, Asturian fríu, Catalan fred, Italian freddo. Doublet of frígido.

noun/ˈfɾi.u/Brazil/ˈfɾiw/Brazil[ˈfɾiʊ̯]Brazil/ˈfɾi.u/Portugal

  1. cold

    masculine · uncountable

  2. coldness

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frio, from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frigus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriHgos-, *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare Galician and Spanish frío, Asturian fríu, Catalan fred, Italian freddo. Doublet of frígido.

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