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raposo.

foxlike in colour

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʁaˈpo.zu/Brazil[haˈpo.zu]Brazil/ʁaˈpo.zu/Rio-de-Janeiro[χaˈpo.zu]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. foxlike in colour

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *(s)rā́ps Proto-Indo-European *(s)rāpóm Proto-Italic *rāpom Latin rāpum Old Spanish rabo Old Spanish -oso Old Spanish raposo Spanish raposobor. Portuguese raposo Borrowed from Spanish raposo.

noun/ʁaˈpo.zu/Brazil[haˈpo.zu]Brazil/ʁaˈpo.zu/Rio-de-Janeiro[χaˈpo.zu]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. a male fox (animal)

    masculine
  2. crafty / wily person

    broadly · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *(s)rā́ps Proto-Indo-European *(s)rāpóm Proto-Italic *rāpom Latin rāpum Old Spanish rabo Old Spanish -oso Old Spanish raposo Spanish raposobor. Portuguese raposo Borrowed from Spanish raposo.

verb/ʁaˈpɔ.zu/Brazil[haˈpɔ.zu]Brazil/ʁaˈpɔ.zu/Rio-de-Janeiro[χaˈpɔ.zu]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of raposar

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