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penhasco.

cliff

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pẽˈɲas.ku/Brazil[pẽˈj̃as.ku]Brazil/pẽˈɲaʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro[pẽˈj̃aʃ.ku]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. cliff

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- Proto-Italic *petnā Latin penna Latin pinna Old Spanish penna Spanish peña Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus Spanish -sco Spanish peñascobor. Portuguese penhasco Borrowed from Spanish peñasco.

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