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malho.

sledgehammer

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈma.ʎu/Brazil/ˈma.ʎu/Portugal

  1. sledgehammer

    masculine

  2. a fall

    Portugal · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-? Latin malleus Portuguese malho Inherited from Latin malleus (“hammer; mallet”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

noun/ˈma.ʎu/Brazil/ˈma.ʎu/Portugal

  1. flail

    masculine

  2. handle of the flail

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin manualis Portuguese *malheder. Portuguese malho From older *malhe (“flail”), from Latin manualis (“manual”), influenced by Latin malleus (“hammer”). Cognate with mangual.

verb/ˈma.ʎu/Brazil/ˈma.ʎu/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of malhar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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