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lento.

slow (not quick in motion)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlẽ.tu/Brazil/ˈlẽ.tu/Portugal
  1. slow (not quick in motion)

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  2. soft; not firm

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  3. wet, humid, moistened

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  4. viscous, slimy

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Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish and Asturian equivalent. Compare also Galician lento and Asturian llentu.

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