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porto.

port; harbour (place on the coast at which ships can shelter or dock)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpoʁ.tu/Brazil[ˈpoh.tu]Brazil/ˈpoɾ.tu/São-Paulo/ˈpoʁ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. port; harbour (place on the coast at which ships can shelter or dock)

    masculine
  2. port (city containing such a place)

    masculine
  3. haven (place of safety)

    figuratively · masculine
  4. ellipsis of vinho do Porto

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese porto, from Latin portus, from Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).

verb/ˈpɔʁ.tu/Brazil[ˈpɔh.tu]Brazil/ˈpɔɾ.tu/São-Paulo/ˈpɔʁ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of portar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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