cúmulo

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See also: cumulo and cumulò

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cumulus. Compare the inherited doublet cômoro.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cú‧mu‧lo

Noun

cúmulo m (plural cúmulos)

  1. cumulus
    1. a large white puffy cloud
    2. a mound or heap
  2. (figurative) epitomy; the foremost example of something
    Não ter o que comer é o cúmulo da pobreza.
    Not having anything to eat is the epitomy of poverty.

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cumulus. Compare the inherited doublet colmo.

Noun

cúmulo m (plural cúmulos)

  1. pile
  2. cluster
  3. cumulus (cloud)

Derived terms