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promessa.

promise; vow

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾoˈmɛ.sɐ/Brazil/pɾuˈmɛ.sɐ/Portugal

  1. promise; vow

    feminine

  2. something which is hoped for

    feminine
    Os colonos foram às Américas com a promessa de uma vida nova.

  3. likelihood

    feminine
    O vento forte indicava a promessa de chuva.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese promessa, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin prōmissa (“promise”), from Latin prōmissum (“promise”), from promittō (“to send forth; to promise”).

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