polvilho

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /powˈvi.ʎu/ [poʊ̯ˈvi.ʎu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /powˈvi.ʎo/ [poʊ̯ˈvi.ʎo]
 

  • Rhymes: -iʎu
  • Hyphenation: pol‧vi‧lho

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish polvillo.[1][2]

Noun

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polvilho m (plural polvilhos)

  1. powder (fine particles of any dry substance)
  2. cassava starch

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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polvilho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of polvilhar

References

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  1. ^ polvilho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ polvilho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024