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parafuso.

screw

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pa.ɾaˈfu.zu/Brazil/pɐ.ɾɐˈfu.zu/Portugal

  1. screw

    masculine

  2. tailspin

    masculine

  3. wit; reason; common sense

    informal · masculine · plural-normally

  4. a specific move in capoeira

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from para- + fuso, from Medieval Latin *pare fusu or from Spanish parahúso.

verb/pa.ɾaˈfu.zu/Brazil/pɐ.ɾɐˈfu.zu/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of parafusar

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