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loja.

shop, store

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɔ.ʒɐ/Brazil/ˈlɔ.ʒɐ/Portugal
  1. shop, store

    feminine
  2. basement, cellar

    feminine
  3. lodge (local chapter of freemasons)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *laubijābor. Early Medieval Latin laubiader. Old French logebor. Old Galician-Portuguese logea ▲ French logeinflu. Portuguese loja Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese logea (“storehouse”). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from French loge.

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