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vulgo.

the common people; the masses

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvuw.ɡu/Brazil[ˈvuʊ̯.ɡu]Brazil/ˈvul.ɡu/Portugal[ˈvuɫ.ɣu]Portugal
  1. the common people; the masses

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin vulgus (“common people”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel (“to throng; crowd”).

adv/ˈvuw.ɡu/Brazil[ˈvuʊ̯.ɡu]Brazil/ˈvul.ɡu/Portugal[ˈvuɫ.ɣu]Portugal
  1. introduces a colloquial synonym, or a nickname; informally or commonly known as

    not-comparable
    Ele sofre de tireomegalia, vulgo papeira.
    René Higuita, vulgo O Escorpião, foi um goleiro colombiano.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin vulgo (“in the [language of] common people”), ablative singular of vulgus (“common people”).

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