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novelo.

ball of rolled up thread or string

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/noˈve.lu/Brazil/nuˈve.lu/Portugal/nuˈbe.lu/Northern, Portugal[nuˈβe.lu]Northern, Portugal

  1. ball of rolled up thread or string

    masculine

  2. intrigue, plot

    figuratively · masculine

  3. hydrangea

    Azores · Madeira · in-plural · masculine · often
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese novelo, lovelo, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus. Cf. Galician nobelo and Spanish ovillo.

verb/noˈvɛ.lu/Brazil/nuˈvɛ.lu/Portugal/nuˈbɛ.lu/Northern, Portugal[nuˈβɛ.lu]Northern, Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of novelar

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