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querido.

dear

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/keˈɾi.du/Brazil/kiˈɾi.du/Brazil/kɨˈɾi.du/Portugal[kɨˈɾi.ðu]Portugal

  1. dear

  2. lovely, cute

Where this word comes from

Past participle of querer. Displaced expected *quesido.

noun/keˈɾi.du/Brazil/kiˈɾi.du/Brazil/kɨˈɾi.du/Portugal[kɨˈɾi.ðu]Portugal

  1. sweetheart

    masculine

  2. darling

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Past participle of querer. Displaced expected *quesido.

verb/keˈɾi.du/Brazil/kiˈɾi.du/Brazil/kɨˈɾi.du/Portugal[kɨˈɾi.ðu]Portugal

  1. past participle of querer

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

Past participle of querer. Displaced expected *quesido.

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