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lagoa.

a small lake

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/laˈɡo(w).ɐ/Brazil[laˈɡo(ʊ̯).ɐ]Brazil/lɐˈɡo.ɐ/Portugal[lɐˈɣo.ɐ]Portugal
  1. a small lake

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lagõa, from Latin lacūna (“pit”), from lacus (“lake; basin”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”). Doublet of lacuna and laguna.

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