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maior.

comparative degree of grande; bigger, larger

5 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/majˈɔʁ/Brazil[maɪ̯ˈɔh]Brazil/majˈɔɾ/São-Paulo[maɪ̯ˈɔɾ]São-Paulo

  1. comparative degree of grande; bigger, larger

    comparative · feminine · form-of · masculine
    Melancias são maiores que laranjas.

  2. superlative degree of grande; biggest, largest

    feminine · form-of · masculine · superlative
    Júpiter é o maior planeta do Sistema Solar.

  3. major, greater

    feminine · masculine
    um desafio maior

  4. major

    feminine · masculine

  5. big, great

    Brazil · feminine · informal · masculine
    Ele é maior idiota...
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese maior, mayor, from Latin maiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (comparative suffix). Doublet of major and mor.

adv/majˈɔʁ/Brazil[maɪ̯ˈɔh]Brazil/majˈɔɾ/São-Paulo[maɪ̯ˈɔɾ]São-Paulo

  1. very, quite

    Brazil · informal
    Essa comida comida tem um gosto maior ruim.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese maior, mayor, from Latin maiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (comparative suffix). Doublet of major and mor.

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