perto

See also: Perto

Macanese

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese perto.

Adverb

perto (augmentative perto-perto)

1. close, closely, near, next

   perto di Macau ― near Macau

   perto-perto ― very near

   Cavâ sentá más unchinho ora, já vêm coraze chomá A Peng vêm perto.

   After sitting for a bit more time, he summoned the courage to call for A Peng to come close.

2. almost

   Synonym: cási

   perto fêto ― almost done

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#p

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese preto, from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus. Doublet of preto. Cognate of Galician preto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛʁ.tu/ [ˈpɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛʁ.tu/ [ˈpɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛʁ.tu/ [ˈpɛχ.tu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɻ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɾ.tu/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛh.tʊ]

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Adverb

perto (comparable, comparative mais perto, superlative o mais perto)

1. close, closely, next (at a little distance)

Derived terms

• de perto
• por perto

Related terms

• preto

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: pertu
• Kabuverdianu: pértu
• Macanese: perto

Further reading

• “perto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026