Mirandese

Noun

anjo m ‎(plural anjos)

1. angel

Portuguese

anjo

Etymology

From Old Portuguese angeo ‎(“angel”), from Late Latin angelus ‎(“angel”), from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος ‎(ángelos, “messenger”).

Cognate with Galician anxo, Spanish ángel, Catalan àngel, Occitan àngel, French ange, Italian angelo and Romanian înger.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.ʒu/
• Hyphenation: an‧jo

Noun

anjo m (plural anjos)

1. angel
   • 1681, João Ferreira de Almeida, O Novo Testamento, Lucas 1:30:

     Entonces o Anjo lhe diſſe: Maria, naõ temas […]

     Then the angel said unto her: Fear not Mary […]

2. (figuratively) a very good person
   • 1878, Eça de Queirós, O Primo Basílio, Livraria Internacional, page 58:

     A Luiza é um anjo

     Luísa is a very good person

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: aanjo