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olho.

eye

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈo.ʎu/Brazil/ˈo.ʎu/Portugal/ˈoj.ʎu/Portugal/ˈo.ju/Caipira
  1. eye

    masculine
  2. eye, center (of a storm, etc.)

    figuratively · masculine
  3. a hole in cheese, bread or similar items

    masculine
  4. ellipsis of olho-d'água (“spring, source”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
  5. bud, shoot (newly formed leaf or flower)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Classical Latin oculus Vulgar Latin oclus Vulgar Latin oclum Old Galician-Portuguese olho Portuguese olho Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese olho, from Vulgar Latin oclum, from Latin oculum (“eye”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Doublet of óculo, a borrowing. Compare Galician ollo, Spanish ojo, French œil and Italian occhio.

verb/ˈɔ.ʎu/Brazil/ˈɔ.ʎu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of olhar

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