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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ou.

or (connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

conj/o(w)/Brazil[o(ʊ̯)]Brazil/o(w)/Portugal/ow/Northern, Portugal

  1. or (connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true)

    Escolhe a opção um ou a opção dois.

  2. or (connects two equivalent names)

    Mianmar, ou Birmânia, fica na Ásia.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ou, from Latin aut.

conj/o(w)/Brazil[o(ʊ̯)]Brazil/o(w)/Portugal/ow/Northern, Portugal

  1. either … or

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ou, from Latin aut.

noun/o(w)/Brazil[o(ʊ̯)]Brazil/o(w)/Portugal/ow/Northern, Portugal

  1. inclusive or (connective which yields true when at least one of the predicates is true)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ou, from Latin aut.

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