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recesso.

recess

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁeˈsɛ.su/Brazil[heˈsɛ.su]Brazil/ʁeˈsɛ.su/Rio-de-Janeiro[χeˈsɛ.su]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. recess a break, pause or vacation

    masculine

  2. recess a place of retirement or seclusion

    masculine

  3. recess a remote place

    masculine

  4. recess inset, hole, space or opening

    masculine

  5. core, essence

    figuratively · masculine · poetic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin cēdō Latin recēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin recessus Portuguese recesso Inherited from Latin recessus.

adj/ʁeˈsɛ.su/Brazil[heˈsɛ.su]Brazil/ʁeˈsɛ.su/Rio-de-Janeiro[χeˈsɛ.su]Rio-de-Janeiro

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin cēdō Latin recēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin recessus Portuguese recesso Inherited from Latin recessus.

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