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sufoco.

suffocation (shortness of breath or difficulty breathing)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/suˈfo.ku/Brazil/suˈfo.ku/Portugal
  1. suffocation (shortness of breath or difficulty breathing)

    masculine
  2. tough times

    colloquial · masculine
  3. great hurry

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Latin fōc- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin suffōcārebor. Portuguese sufocardeverb. Portuguese sufoco Deverbal from sufocar.

verb/suˈfɔ.ku/Brazil/suˈfɔ.ku/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of sufocar

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