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minuto.

minute (60 seconds)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/miˈnu.tu/Brazil/miˈnu.tu/Portugal

  1. minute (60 seconds)

    masculine
    Num minuto.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-néwti Proto-Indo-European *minéwti Proto-Italic *minuō Latin minuō Latin minūtuslbor. Portuguese minuto Learned borrowing from Latin minūtus. Compare the inherited doublet miúdo. Also doublet of menu, via French.

verb/miˈnu.tu/Brazil/miˈnu.tu/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of minutar

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