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olhar.

to look

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/oˈʎa(ʁ)/Brazil[oˈʎa(h)]Brazil/oˈʎa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/oˈʎa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to look

    Olha isso!
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese aollar, from Vulgar Latin *adoculāre, from oclus, from Latin oculus. Cognate with Galician ollar, Mirandese oulhar, Spanish aojar and Italian adocchiare.

noun/oˈʎa(ʁ)/Brazil[oˈʎa(h)]Brazil/oˈʎa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/oˈʎa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. gaze; stare; look

    masculine
  2. glance

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese aollar, from Vulgar Latin *adoculāre, from oclus, from Latin oculus. Cognate with Galician ollar, Mirandese oulhar, Spanish aojar and Italian adocchiare.

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