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polvo.

octopus

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpow.vu/Brazil[ˈpoʊ̯.vu]Brazil/ˈpol.vu/Portugal[ˈpoɫ.vu]Portugal
  1. octopus

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese polbo, from Latin polypus (“octopus”), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Doublet of pólipo. Cognate with Galician polbo, Spanish pulpo, Italian polpo, French poulpe, pieuvre.

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