Old Portuguese

Noun

agoiro m

1. Alternative form of agoyro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agouro

Etymology

From Old Portuguese agoiro, agoyro, from Vulgar Latin *agurium, from Latin augurium. Cognate with Galician agoiro and Spanish agüero.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈɣoj.ɾu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈɡoj.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: a‧goi‧ro

Noun

agoiro m (plural agoiros)

1. omen, prophecy

Usage notes

Often used in the context of predicting bad events.

Derived terms