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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ruim.

bad

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʁuˈĩ/Brazil[huˈĩ]Brazil/ˈʁwĩ/Brazil[ˈhwĩ]Brazil

  1. bad

    comparable · feminine · masculine

  2. unpleasant

    comparable · feminine · masculine

  3. evil

    comparable · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew-der. Latin ruō Latin ruīnader.? Old Galician-Portuguese roin Portuguese ruim Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roin, ultimately from Latin ruīna or a word from the same root. Compare Galician ruín, Spanish ruin, Catalan roí, French ruine.

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