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short.

shorts (pants that do not go lower than the knees)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɔʁ.t͡ʃi/Brazil[ˈʃɔh.t͡ʃi]Brazil/ˈʃɔʁ.t͡ʃi/Brazil[ˈʃɔh.t͡ʃi]Brazil

shorts (pants that do not go lower than the knees)
Brazil · masculine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English shortsubor. Portuguese short Unadapted borrowing from English shorts. Doublet of curto.

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