molho

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See also: môlho

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from molhar (to wet; to water), from Old Galician-Portuguese mollar, from Latin mollīre (to soften), from mollis (soft), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (soft, weak).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oʎu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Noun

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molho m (plural molhos)

  1. (cooking) sauce (liquid condiment placed on food)
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:molho.

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mãollo, from Late Latin manuc(u)lus, modified ultimately from manipulus (maniple; handful), from manus (hand), from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Doublet of manolho and manojo. Compare Spanish manojo.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔʎu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Noun

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molho m (plural molhos)

  1. (collective) bundle (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying, especially keys or vegetables)
    Synonyms: feixe, lio
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:molho.

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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔʎu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Verb

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molho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of molhar