portuo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English portFrench portItalian portoRussian порт (port)Spanish puerto. The extra -u- (from Italian portuale and Latin portus) was added to distinguish the word from portar and pordo. Decision no. 20, Progreso II.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpor.two/, /ˈpɔɾ.twɔ/

Noun

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portuo (plural portui)

  1. port, harbour
  2. (figuratively) place of shelter

Derived terms

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References

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  • Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 91, 705