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prosa.

prose (written language not intended as poetry)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɾɔ.zɐ/Brazil/ˈpɾɔ.zɐ/Portugal
  1. prose (written language not intended as poetry)

    feminine · uncountable
  2. a work in prose

    feminine
  3. eloquence

    feminine
  4. chat (informal conversation)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese prosa, from Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) in the term prōsa ōrātio (“straightforward speech”), alteration of prōrsa, from the feminine form of prōrsus (“straight, forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from prō- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”).

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