olho

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Portuguese

olho (1)
olhos (3)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ollo (“eye”), from Vulgar Latin oclus (“eye”), from Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Italic *okelos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Doublet of óculo, a borrowing. Cognate to Spanish ojo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: o‧lho

Noun

olho m (plural olhos, metaphonic)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. (figuratively) eye, center (of a storm, etc.)
    Synonym: centro
  3. (cooking) a hole in cheese, bread or similar items
    • 1986 July 9, Governo Regional - Região Autonóma dos Açores, “Decreto Regulamentar Regional 24/86/A, de 9 de Julho”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], retrieved 2015-12-15:
      Queijo São Jorge - queijo curado de consistência firme, pasta amarelada, dura ou semidura, com olhos pequenos e irregulares disseminados na massa, que apresenta uma estrutura quebradiça, é obtido por dessoramento e prensagem após a coagulação do leite de vaca inteiro e cru, produzido na ilha de São Jorge.
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  4. (geology) short for olho-d'água (“spring, source”)
    Synonyms: fonte, nascente

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Verb

olho

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Further reading

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