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rota.

route (course or way travelled)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. route (course or way travelled)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French rote (modern French route).

noun/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. combat (a fight or battle)

    feminine
  2. defeat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin rupta, ruptus.

noun/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. rota (mediaeval string instrument)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old French rote, from Germanic.

noun/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. rota (ecclesiastical court of appeal)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian rota.

noun/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. rattan (any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay rotan.

adj/ˈʁo.tɐ/Brazil[ˈho.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁo.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχo.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. feminine singular of roto

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of rotar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of rotar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.tɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. short feminine singular past participle of romper

    feminine · form-of · participle · past · short-form · singular
Where this word comes from

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