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túmulo

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See also: tumulo and tumulò

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin tumulus (mound; barrow), from tumeō (I swell), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (to swell, to increase).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtumulo/ [ˈt̪u.mu.lʊ]
  • Rhymes: -umulo
  • Hyphenation: tú‧mu‧lo

Noun

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túmulo m (plural túmulos)

  1. tomb
  2. burial mound

Portuguese

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túmulo

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin tumulus (mound; barrow), from tumeō (to swell), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (to swell, to increase).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -umulu
  • Hyphenation: tú‧mu‧lo

Noun

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túmulo m (plural túmulos)

  1. tomb (small building or vault for the remains of the dead)
    Synonyms: sepulcro, tumba
  2. grave (excavation for burial)
    Synonyms: carneiro, cova, jazigo, sepulcro, sepultura, tumba
  3. (figurative) someone who keeps secrets

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin tumulus (mound; barrow), from tumeō (to swell), from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (to swell, to increase).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtumulo/ [ˈt̪u.mu.lo]
  • Rhymes: -umulo
  • Syllabification: tú‧mu‧lo

Noun

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túmulo m (plural túmulos)

  1. burial mound; tumulus
  2. (Honduras, El Salvador) a speed bump; a ridge made from cement or asphalt, built on a road in order to reduce vehicles speed

Further reading

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