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pero.

a variety of apple, the fruit of the pereiro

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpe.ɾu/Brazil/ˈpe.ɾu/Portugal
  1. a variety of apple, the fruit of the pereiro

    masculine
  2. a small variety of pear

    masculine
  3. a punch

    informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Latin pirum.

conj/pɛ.ɾu/Brazil/pɾu/Brazil/pɨ.ɾu/Portugal/pɾu/Portugal
  1. but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)

    Early · Modern · obsolete
  2. even if (indicates that the preceding clause is true regardless of the following clause)

    Early · Modern · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin per Proto-Indo-European *gʰe Proto-Italic *hod Latin *hod Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Latin -ce Latin hoc Late Latin per hoc Old Galician-Portuguese pero Portuguese pero Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).

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