maçã
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese maçãa, from Vulgar Latin (māla (“apples”)) mattiana (“of Mattium”), though some theorize that mattiana was an Iberian pronunciation of the Gallo-Roman word matianium, a golden apple named after Gaius Matius, a horticulturist and friend of Caesar.[1]
Cognate with Galician mazá, Aragonese and Asturian mazana, Mirandese maçana and Spanish manzana (Old Spanish maçana).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maçã f (plural maçãs)
- apple (fruit)
Synonyms[edit]
- pomo (poetic)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Agnes, Michael, ed. in chief, Webster's New World College Dictionary, fourth edition, MacMillan, 1999.
