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sobressalto.

start; jump (instance of jerking suddenly in surprise)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/so.bɾeˈsaw.tu/Brazil[so.bɾeˈsaʊ̯.tu]Brazil/su.bɾɨˈsal.tu/Portugal[su.βɾɨˈsaɫ.tu]Portugal

  1. start; jump (instance of jerking suddenly in surprise)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Portuguese sobre- Portuguese salto Portuguese sobressalto From sobre- + salto.

verb/so.bɾeˈsaw.tu/Brazil[so.bɾeˈsaʊ̯.tu]Brazil/su.bɾɨˈsal.tu/Portugal[su.βɾɨˈsaɫ.tu]Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sobressaltar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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