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polvilhar.

to powder (sprinkle with talc or other powder)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/pow.viˈʎa(ʁ)/Brazil[poʊ̯.viˈʎa(h)]Brazil/pow.viˈʎa(ɾ)/São-Paulo[poʊ̯.viˈʎa(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to powder (sprinkle with talc or other powder)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Latin pulvisder. Vulgar Latin *pulvus Old Spanish polvos Spanish polvo Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Spanish -iello Spanish -illo Spanish polvillobor. Portuguese polvilho Portuguese -ar Portuguese polvilhar From polvilho + -ar.

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