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sino.

bell (percussive instrument)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsĩ.nu/Brazil/ˈsi.nu/Portugal
  1. bell (percussive instrument)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sino (“bell”), from Late Latin signum (“bell, ringing of a bell”), from Latin signum (“sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) or *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Cognate with Galician sino, Catalan seny and Romansh zain. Also related to French tocsin and English tocsin (both ultimately from Old Occitan senh (“bell”)). Doublet of senha, senho, and signo.

noun/ˈsĩ.nu/Brazil/ˈsi.nu/Portugal
  1. gulf

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin sinus. Doublet of seio and seno.

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