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vaga.

wave

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈva.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈva.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈva.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈba.ɡɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. wave

    archaic · feminine · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Old French vague, from Old Norse vágr (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, storm”).

noun/ˈva.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈva.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈva.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈba.ɡɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. vacancy, opening

    feminine
  2. parking space

    feminine
  3. slot, spot

    feminine
  4. place (as in a course or a job)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from vagar (“to vacate”).

adj/ˈva.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈva.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈva.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈba.ɡɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. feminine singular of vago

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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verb/ˈva.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈva.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈva.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈba.ɡɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of vagar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of vagar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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