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refugiado.

seeking asylum

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʁe.fu.ʒiˈa.du/Brazil[he.fu.ʒiˈa.du]Brazil/ʁe.fuˈʒja.du/Brazil[he.fuˈʒja.du]Brazil

  1. seeking asylum

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Latin refugiō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin refugiumbor. Portuguese refúgio Portuguese -ar Portuguese refugiar Portuguese -ado Portuguese refugiado From refugiar + -ado.

noun/ʁe.fu.ʒiˈa.du/Brazil[he.fu.ʒiˈa.du]Brazil/ʁe.fuˈʒja.du/Brazil[he.fuˈʒja.du]Brazil

  1. refugee (person seeking asylum)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Latin refugiō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin refugiumbor. Portuguese refúgio Portuguese -ar Portuguese refugiar Portuguese -ado Portuguese refugiado From refugiar + -ado.

verb/ʁe.fu.ʒiˈa.du/Brazil[he.fu.ʒiˈa.du]Brazil/ʁe.fuˈʒja.du/Brazil[he.fuˈʒja.du]Brazil

  1. past participle of refugiar

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

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Latin refugiō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin refugiumbor. Portuguese refúgio Portuguese -ar Portuguese refugiar Portuguese -ado Portuguese refugiado From refugiar + -ado.

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