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sombrear.

to shade (to shield from light)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/sõ.bɾiˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[sõ.bɾiˈa(h)]Brazil/sõˈbɾja(ʁ)/Brazil[sõˈbɾja(h)]Brazil
  1. to shade (to shield from light)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese sombra Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izāre Old Galician-Portuguese -ear Portuguese -ear Portuguese sombrear From sombra (“shadow”) + -ear.

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