sonho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin somnium. Cognate with Old Spanish suenno and Old French songe.

Noun

sonho m (plural sonhos)

1. dream

Descendants

• Galician: soño
• Portuguese: sonho

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "sonho"

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsõ.ɲu/ [ˈsõ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsõ.ɲu/ [ˈsõ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -oɲu, (Brazil) -õɲu
• Hyphenation: so‧nho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sonho, from Latin somnium. Compare Galician soño, Spanish sueño, Italian sogno, and French songe.

Noun

sonho m (plural sonhos)

1. dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)

   Ela teve um sonho estranho.

   She had a strange dream.

2. (figurative) dream (a deep hope or desire)
3. (cooking) a traditional Christmas treat prepared with eggs and flour, fried in olive oil; beignet, fritter

   Synonyms: filhó, filhós

4. (Brazil, cooking) Berliner (a spherical piece of fried dough with a sweet filling)

   Synonym: (Portugal) bola-de-berlim

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sonho.

Derived terms

• sonho lúcido
• sonho molhado

Related terms

• sonhar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sonho

1. first-person singular present indicative of sonhar

See also

• pesadelo