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posto.

position, job

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpos.tu/Brazil/ˈpoʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈpoʃ.tu/Portugal
  1. position, job

    masculine
  2. station, post

    masculine
    posto de trabalho
    posto de gasolina
  3. ellipsis of posto de gasolina (“gas station”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
  4. place

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin postus, from positus.

verb/ˈpos.tu/Brazil/ˈpoʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈpoʃ.tu/Portugal
  1. past participle of pôr

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Latin postus, from positus.

verb/ˈpɔs.tu/Brazil/ˈpɔʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈpɔʃ.tu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of postar

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