banho

Portuguese

banho

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese banno, from Vulgar Latin *baneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -ɐɲu
• Hyphenation: ba‧nho

Noun

banho m (plural banhos)

1. bath (the act of bathing)
2. the act of showering
3. (informal) thrashing, bloodbath (heavy defeat)

Related terms

• banheira, banhar, balneário, banheiro
• chuveiro, sabonete, toalha