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gelado.

frozen

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʒeˈla.du/Brazil/ʒɨˈla.du/Portugal[ʒɨˈla.ðu]Portugal/ʒɨˈla.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. frozen

  2. cold

  3. cold emotionally distant

Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin gelātus (“frozen”), from gelō (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”). Doublet of geado.

noun/ʒeˈla.du/Brazil/ʒɨˈla.du/Portugal[ʒɨˈla.ðu]Portugal/ʒɨˈla.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. ice cream (dessert)

    Portugal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin gelātus (“frozen”), from gelō (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”). Doublet of geado.

verb/ʒeˈla.du/Brazil/ʒɨˈla.du/Portugal[ʒɨˈla.ðu]Portugal/ʒɨˈla.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. past participle of gelar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin gelātus (“frozen”), from gelō (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”). Doublet of geado.

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