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mudo.

mute (person unable to speak)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmu.du/Brazil/ˈmu.du/Portugal[ˈmu.ðu]Portugal/ˈmu.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. mute (person unable to speak)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mūtus Old Galician-Portuguese mudo Portuguese mudo Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mudo, from Latin mūtus.

adj/ˈmu.du/Brazil/ˈmu.du/Portugal[ˈmu.ðu]Portugal/ˈmu.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. mute suffering from muteness

    not-comparable
    Ele é mudo de nascença.
  2. mute not uttering sounds

    not-comparable
    A TV está muda.
  3. of a letter that is written but not pronounced in a word; silent

    not-comparable
    O K na palavra "know" é mudo.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mūtus Old Galician-Portuguese mudo Portuguese mudo Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mudo, from Latin mūtus.

verb/ˈmu.du/Brazil/ˈmu.du/Portugal[ˈmu.ðu]Portugal/ˈmu.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. first-person singular present indicative of mudar; "I change"

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