portuo

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English portFrench portItalian portoRussian порт (port)Spanish puerto. The extra -u- (from Italian portuale and Latin portus) was added to distinguish the word from portar and pordo. Decision no. 20, Progreso II.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpor.two/, /ˈpɔɾ.twɔ/

Noun[edit]

portuo (plural portui)

  1. port, harbour
  2. (figuratively) place of shelter

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References[edit]

  • Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, pages 91, 705