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velhote.

oldish

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/veˈʎɔ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/vɛˈʎɔ.tɨ/Portugal/bɛˈʎɔ.tɨ/Northern, Portugal

  1. oldish

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Classical Latin vetulus Late Latin veclus Old Galician-Portuguese velho Portuguese velho Portuguese -ote Portuguese velhote From velho + -ote.

noun/veˈʎɔ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/vɛˈʎɔ.tɨ/Portugal/bɛˈʎɔ.tɨ/Northern, Portugal

  1. old man

    derogatory · informal · masculine

  2. father; old man

    informal · masculine

  3. a kind of sweet bread with sugar and cinnamon

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Classical Latin vetulus Late Latin veclus Old Galician-Portuguese velho Portuguese velho Portuguese -ote Portuguese velhote From velho + -ote.

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