baço

See also: baco, Baco, bacò, Bačo, and bà cô

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba.su/

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• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: ba‧ço

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese baço, from Vulgar Latin *hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἡπάτιον (hēpátion), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). Compare Spanish bazo. Related to hepático.

Noun

baço m (plural baços)

1. spleen

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly inherited from a Vulgar Latin *opacius, variant of opacus (“darkened, opaque”), or from Latin badius (“reddish-brown”), both terms of uncertain origin.

Adjective

baço (feminine baça, masculine plural baços, feminine plural baças)

1. dull (not shiny)

   Synonyms: fosco, embaçado

   Antonym: brilhante

2. dull (not colorful)

   Synonym: desbotado

   Antonyms: vivo, vivaz

3. dull (lifeless, inexpressive)

   Antonym: vivaz

4. swarthy (darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny)

Derived terms

• embaçar

Further reading

• “baço”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “baço”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “baço”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “baço”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “baço”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026