almoço
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See also: almôço
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- almôço (obsolete, noun only)
Etymology[edit]
From Template:ihn, from Latin admorsus or Vulgar Latin *admordium, in either case deriving from Latin admordeō (“I bite or gnaw at or into”). Compare Spanish almuerzo.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Noun:
- Verb:
- Hyphenation: al‧mo‧ço
Noun[edit]
almoço m (plural almoços)
- lunch (meal eaten at noon)
Usage notes[edit]
The plural is metaphonic in Portugal, but not in Brazil.
Derived terms[edit]
- almocinho, almoçozinho (diminutives)
- almoção (augmentative)
- almoçador
- almoço ajantarado
- pequeno-almoço
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Angolar: lomothu
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: almos, almosu
- Indo-Portuguese: almoça
- Kabuverdianu: almusu
- Principense: romosu
- Tetum: almosu
Verb[edit]
almoço