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pulso.

pulse (regular beat caused by the heart)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpuw.su/Brazil[ˈpuʊ̯.su]Brazil/ˈpul.su/Portugal[ˈpuɫ.su]Portugal
  1. pulse (regular beat caused by the heart)

    masculine · uncountable
  2. heart rate (number of heart beats per unit of time)

    masculine · uncountable
  3. pulsation (single beat)

    masculine
  4. wrist (hand joint)

    masculine
  5. electric pulse

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pulsus (“beat; pulse”), from pellō (“to drive; to strike”).

verb/ˈpuw.su/Brazil[ˈpuʊ̯.su]Brazil/ˈpul.su/Portugal[ˈpuɫ.su]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of pulsar

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