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vassoura.

broom (domestic utensil used to sweep)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/vaˈso(w).ɾɐ/Brazil[vaˈso(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/vɐˈso(w).ɾɐ/Portugal/bɐˈsow.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. broom (domestic utensil used to sweep)

    feminine
  2. broom (any of several shrubs with thin, long branches)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese vassoyra, from Vulgar Latin *versōria, ultimately derived from Latin verrō (“sweep”). Cognate with Galician vasoira.

verb/vaˈso(w).ɾɐ/Brazil[vaˈso(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/vɐˈso(w).ɾɐ/Portugal/bɐˈsow.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of vassourar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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