poço

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See also: poco, POCO, and póco

Portuguese

poço

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese poço, from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”). Compare Galician pozo, Spanish pozo, Catalan pou, Occitan potz, French puits, Italian pozzo and Romanian puț.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: po‧ço

Noun

poço m (plural poços, metaphonic)

  1. well
    Synonym: cacimba (Brazil, Angola)
  2. pit

Derived terms

Further reading

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