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verniz.

varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/veʁˈnis/Brazil[veɦˈnis]Brazil/veɾˈnis/São-Paulo/veʁˈniʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)

    masculine
  2. the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish

    masculine · uncountable
  3. varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)

    figuratively · masculine
  4. nail polish, nail varnish

    Portugal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, a borrowing from Medieval Latin vernīcem (“varnish”) < veronīx, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).

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