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portento.

wonder, marvel

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/poʁˈtẽ.tu/Brazil[pohˈtẽ.tu]Brazil/poɾˈtẽ.tu/São-Paulo/poʁˈtẽ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. wonder, marvel

    masculine
  2. genius, prodigy

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). Compare English portend, portent with similar meaning.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.