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limbo.

limbo (place for innocent souls)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlĩ.bu/Brazil/ˈlĩ.bu/Portugal
  1. limbo (place for innocent souls)

    masculine
  2. limbo (state of neglect or oblivion)

    figuratively · masculine
  3. blade (the flat part of a leaf or petal)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin limbus (“limbo”), from Latin limbus (“border, edge”).

noun/ˈlĩ.bu/Brazil/ˈlĩ.bu/Portugal
  1. limbo (dance originating from Trinidad and Tobago)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English limbo.

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