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muito.

much; many; a lot of; lots of

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

det/ˈmũj̃.tu/Brazil[ˈmũɪ̯̃.tu]Brazil/ˈmũj̃.tu/Portugal/ˈmũ.tu/Portugal

  1. much; many; a lot of; lots of

    Tenho muitas coisas para fazer.
    Choveu muita água.

  2. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)

    Não gosto daqui. Tem muita gente.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Aragonese muito, Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.

pron/ˈmũj̃.tu/Brazil[ˈmũɪ̯̃.tu]Brazil/ˈmũj̃.tu/Portugal/ˈmũ.tu/Portugal

  1. much; many; a lot; lots

    Algumas são boas, muitas são ruins.

  2. too much; too many

    Se muitas forem deixadas destrancadas, isso pode causar problemas.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Aragonese muito, Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.

adv/ˈmũj̃.tu/Brazil[ˈmũɪ̯̃.tu]Brazil/ˈmũj̃.tu/Portugal/ˈmũ.tu/Portugal

  1. very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)

    not-comparable
    Gosto muito de você.
    Está muito frio.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese muito, from Latin multus (“much; many”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Aragonese muito, Catalan molt, Galician moito, Italian molto, Romanian mult, Spanish mucho.

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