perto

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Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese perto.

Adverb

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perto (augmentative perto-perto)

  1. close, closely, near, next
    perto di Macaunear Macau
    perto-pertovery near
    Cavâ sentá más unchinho ora, já vêm coraze chomá A Peng vêm perto.
    After sitting for a bit more time, he summoned the courage to call for A Peng to come close.
  2. almost
    perto fêtoalmost done

References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese preto, from earlier *apreto, from apretar (Modern Portuguese apertar), from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus. See also the related preto.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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perto (comparable, comparative mais perto, superlative o mais perto)

  1. close, closely, next (at a little distance)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: pertu
  • Kabuverdianu: pértu
  • Macanese: perto