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matuto.

sylvan; sylvatic

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/maˈtu.tu/Brazil/mɐˈtu.tu/Portugal

  1. sylvan; sylvatic

  2. rustic; peasantish; rural

    Brazil

  3. yokelish

    Brazil · derogatory

  4. shy; reserved; bashful; mousy

    Brazil · Northeast-Brazil
    Deixa de ser matuto, home! Fica se escondendo das visitas…

  5. maniacal

    figuratively

  6. wily; cunning; sly

    informal
Where this word comes from

From mato (“forest; bush; woods”) + -uto (relational suffix), literally “from the bush”, “belonging to the woods”. Not related to matutino, which is from Latin matutinus, from Matuta, the goddess of morning, whereas mato (a variant of mata) is believed to be from Latin matta.

noun/maˈtu.tu/Brazil/mɐˈtu.tu/Portugal

  1. woodlands dweller; woodlander; bushman

    masculine

  2. a rustic; countryman; peasant

    Brazil · masculine

  3. yokel; country bumpkin; hillbilly

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine

  4. a reserved person; shybie; mouse

    Brazil · Northeast-Brazil · masculine

  5. a maniac

    figuratively · masculine

  6. a wily person; a fox

    informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

From mato (“forest; bush; woods”) + -uto (relational suffix), literally “from the bush”, “belonging to the woods”. Not related to matutino, which is from Latin matutinus, from Matuta, the goddess of morning, whereas mato (a variant of mata) is believed to be from Latin matta.

verb/maˈtu.tu/Brazil/mɐˈtu.tu/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of matutar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

From mato (“forest; bush; woods”) + -uto (relational suffix), literally “from the bush”, “belonging to the woods”. Not related to matutino, which is from Latin matutinus, from Matuta, the goddess of morning, whereas mato (a variant of mata) is believed to be from Latin matta.

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