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roxo.

having purple as its color

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʁo.ʃu/Brazil[ˈho.ʃu]Brazil/ˈʁo.ʃu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχo.ʃu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. having purple as its color

  2. being bruised

  3. overcome with envy; green

    figuratively
    está roxo de inveja

  4. red

    obsolete
    o Mar Roxo
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese roxo (“dark red”), from Latin russeus (“dark red”), from russus (“red”). Cognate with Galician roxo (“reddish-brown”), Spanish rojo (“red”), Catalan ros (“blond”), Occitan ros (“russet”), French roux (“russet”), Italian rosso (“red”), Sicilian russu ~ ruxu and Romanian roșu (“red”).

noun/ˈʁo.ʃu/Brazil[ˈho.ʃu]Brazil/ˈʁo.ʃu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχo.ʃu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. purple (colour)

    masculine

  2. a bruise

    informal · masculine

  3. red (colour)

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese roxo (“dark red”), from Latin russeus (“dark red”), from russus (“red”). Cognate with Galician roxo (“reddish-brown”), Spanish rojo (“red”), Catalan ros (“blond”), Occitan ros (“russet”), French roux (“russet”), Italian rosso (“red”), Sicilian russu ~ ruxu and Romanian roșu (“red”).

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