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novo.

new

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈno.vu/Brazil/ˈno.vu/Portugal/ˈno.bu/Northern, Portugal[ˈno.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. new recently made or created

    comparable
    É uma casa nova.

  2. new not previously worn or used

    comparable
    Comprei um carro novo.

  3. new recently discovered

    comparable
    As novas ruínas vão ser úteis para os arqueólogos.

  4. new new (about to begin or recently begun)

    comparable
    Ano novo.

  5. young

    comparable
    Ele é demasiado novo para assistir isso.
    Ela é a minha irmã mais nova.

  6. original (fresh; different)

    comparable
    Ideias novas para tempos novos.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus (“new”), from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Compare Galician novo and Spanish nuevo.

noun/ˈno.vu/Brazil/ˈno.vu/Portugal/ˈno.bu/Northern, Portugal[ˈno.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. new ideas or things; novelties

    masculine · uncountable
    O novo me assusta.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese novo, from Latin novus (“new”), from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Compare Galician novo and Spanish nuevo.

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