árvore

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese arvor, from Latin arbor, arborem, from Latin arbōs, arbōsis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erHdʰ- ‎(“high, to grow”).

Cognate with Galician árbore, Spanish árbol, Catalan arbre, Occitan arbre, French arbre, Italian albero and Romanian arbore.

Pronunciation

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• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.vu.ɾɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.vo.ɾi/, /ˈaɾ.vo.ɾi/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈaɹ.vo.ɾi/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaɦ.vo.ɾi/, /ˈaɦ.vu.ɾi/
• Hyphenation: ár‧vo‧re

Noun

árvore f (plural árvores)

1. tree

   As árvores melhoram a qualidade do ar.

   Trees improve air quality.

Descendants

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• Kabuverdianu: árvi, árvri