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vaselina.

vaseline, petroleum jelly, petrolatum

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/va.zeˈlĩ.nɐ/Brazil/vɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/Portugal/bɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. vaseline, petroleum jelly, petrolatum

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old High German waȥȥar Middle High German waȥȥer German Wasser Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English vaselinebor. Portuguese vaselina Internationalism. See English vaseline and French vaseline.

noun/va.zeˈlĩ.nɐ/Brazil/vɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/Portugal/bɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. people pleaser

    by-personal-gender · colloquial · feminine · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old High German waȥȥar Middle High German waȥȥer German Wasser Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English vaselinebor. Portuguese vaselina Internationalism. See English vaseline and French vaseline.

noun/va.zeˈlĩ.nɐ/Brazil/vɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/Portugal/bɐ.zɨˈli.nɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. lob, chip

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old High German waȥȥar Middle High German waȥȥer German Wasser Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English vaselinebor. Portuguese vaselina Internationalism. See English vaseline and French vaseline.

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