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peculiar.

peculiar; unusual; strange

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/pe.ku.liˈaʁ/Brazil[pe.ku.liˈah]Brazil/pe.kuˈljaʁ/Brazil[pe.kuˈljah]Brazil

  1. peculiar; unusual; strange

    feminine · masculine

  2. peculiar (common or usual for a particular place or circumstance)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- Proto-Indo-European *péḱu Proto-Italic *peku Latin pecū Latin *pecūlis Latin pecūlium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin pecūliārisbor. Portuguese peculiar Borrowed from Latin pecūliāris.

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