pigmeu

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin pygmaeus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pigmeu (feminine pigmea, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmees)

  1. (relational) pygmy

Noun[edit]

pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmea)

  1. pygmy

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin pygmaeus, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pigmeu m (plural pigmeus, feminine pigmeia, feminine plural pigmeias)

  1. pygmy (a member of various African peoples noted for their low stature)
  2. (Greek mythology) pygmy (a member of a mythological race of dwarfs)
  3. (figuratively) pygmy (any dwarfish person)
    Synonyms: anão, nanico
  4. (figuratively) pygmy (an insignificant person)

Adjective[edit]

pigmeu (feminine pigmeia, masculine plural pigmeus, feminine plural pigmeias)

  1. dwarfish (very short)
    Synonyms: anão, nanico

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French pygmée.

Noun[edit]

pigmeu m (plural pigmei)

  1. pygmy

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