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schwa.

schwa (mid-central vowel)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃuˈa/Brazil/ˈʃwa/Brazil/ʃeˈva/Brazil/ˈʃwa/Portugal
  1. schwa (mid-central vowel)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Classical Syriac ܫܘܳܝܳܐ (š'waya)bor. Hebrew שווא (š’wā)lbor. German Schwabor. English schwaubor. Portuguese schwa Unadapted borrowing from English schwa.

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