comboio

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French convoi, from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre (“to accompany on the way”), from Latin com- (“together”) + via (“way”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈboj.u/ [kõˈboɪ̯.u]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈbɔj.u/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -oju, (Portugal) -ɔju
• Hyphenation: com‧boi‧o

Noun

comboio m (plural comboios)

1. (Portugal, Africa, rail transport) train (line of connected cars or carriages)

   Synonym: (Brazil) trem

2. (nautical) convoy
3. convoy (group of vehicles)

Related terms

• comboiar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• combóio (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈbɔj.u/ [kõˈbɔɪ̯.u]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈbɔj.u/

• Rhymes: -ɔju
• Hyphenation: com‧boi‧o

Verb

comboio

1. first-person singular present indicative of comboiar

Further reading

• “comboio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “comboio”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “comboio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “comboio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026