seio

See also: Seiō

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽo, from Latin sinus. Ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of seno and sino. Cognate with Galician seo, Spanish seno, and French sein.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.u/ [ˈseɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.u/ [ˈseɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.o/ [ˈseɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐj.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐj.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.u/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.u/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.u/

• Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
• Homophones: ceio, sei-o
• Hyphenation: sei‧o

Noun

seio m (plural seios)

1. breast, bosom

   Synonym: mama

2. womb
3. (figuratively) center, heart
4. (anatomy) sinus
5. (rare) chest

   Synonyms: peito, tórax

6. (geography) bay, gulf

   Synonym: (archaic) sino

Derived terms

• porta-seios
• seio da Igreja
• seio de Abraão

 

Related terms

• cosseno
• enseada
• seno
• senoidal
• senoide
• senologia
• senológico
• sino
• sinuosamente
• sinuosidade
• sinuoso
• sinusal
• sinusite
• sinusoidal