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passo.

step; footstep; pace (movement made from one foot to the other)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpa.su/Brazil/ˈpa.su/Portugal[ˈpa.s̺u]Northern, Portugal
  1. step; footstep; pace (movement made from one foot to the other)

    masculine
  2. Portuguese pace, a former unit of length equivalent to about 1.6 m

    historical · masculine
  3. step (very short distance)

    masculine
  4. step; footstep (sound produced by stepping on the ground)

    masculine
  5. pace (manner or speed of walking or marching)

    masculine
  6. pace (the speed of a process)

    masculine
  7. the movements associated with a dance style

    masculine
  8. step; stage; phase (distinct part of a process or protocol)

    masculine
  9. step (an attempt in dealing with something)

    figuratively · masculine
  10. pass (narrow passage or channel between geographical features)

    masculine
  11. pitch (distance between a gear’s teeth)

    masculine
  12. pitch (distance between a screws’s threads)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese passo, from Latin passus. Cognate with Catalan pas and Galician and Spanish paso.

verb/ˈpa.su/Brazil/ˈpa.su/Portugal[ˈpa.s̺u]Northern, Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of passar

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