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funil.

funnel (utensil used to guide poured liquids)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/fuˈniw/Brazil[fuˈniʊ̯]Brazil/fuˈnil/Portugal[fuˈniɫ]Portugal
  1. funnel (utensil used to guide poured liquids)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin fundibulumder. Occitan fonilhbor. Portuguese funil Borrowed from Occitan fonilh (“funnel”). Cognate with Galician funil. Doublet of fundíbulo.

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