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palavra.

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7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈla.vɾɐ/Brazil/pɐˈla.vɾɐ/Portugal/pɐˈla.bɾɐ/Northern, Portugal[pɐˈla.βɾɐ]Northern, Portugal
  1. word unit of language

    feminine
    Abri o dicionário e li a definição de uma palavra qualquer.
  2. word oath; guarantee

    feminine
    Você tem a minha palavra.
  3. word brief conversation

    feminine
    Preciso ter uma palavra com meus filhos.
  4. word unit of data

    feminine
    Esse processador aceita palavras de 32 bits.
  5. the ability or permission to talk

    feminine
    No meio da conferência, me passaram a palavra.
  6. religious teachings

    feminine
    Cristãos seguem a palavra de Jesus.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese palavra, with hyperthesis from earlier paravra, paravla, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola, a borrowing.

intj/paˈla.vɾɐ/Brazil/pɐˈla.vɾɐ/Portugal/pɐˈla.bɾɐ/Northern, Portugal[pɐˈla.βɾɐ]Northern, Portugal
  1. word (used to assert that something is true)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese palavra, with hyperthesis from earlier paravra, paravla, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola, a borrowing.

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