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pequeno.

small

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/piˈkẽ.nu/Brazil/peˈkẽ.nu/Brazil/pɨˈke.nu/Portugal/piˈke.nu/Portugal, Southern

  1. small

    comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pequeno, probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus. Compare Spanish pequeño, French petit and Italian piccolo.

noun/piˈkẽ.nu/Brazil/peˈkẽ.nu/Brazil/pɨˈke.nu/Portugal/piˈke.nu/Portugal, Southern

  1. child

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pequeno, probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus. Compare Spanish pequeño, French petit and Italian piccolo.

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