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pássaro

pássaro

Portuguese

pássaro

Noun

pássaro m (plural pássaros)

  1. a male bird (animal), especially a small one
  2. passerine (any bird of the order Passeriformes)

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • pássaro-angu
  • pássaro-do-mel
  • pássaro-mosca
  • pássaro-pêndulo
  • pássaro-preto
  • pássaro-trombeta
  • pássaro-voa

Related terms

  • passarada
  • passaredo
  • passareiro
  • passarihagem

Etymology

From Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin *passaru < Latin passer ‎(“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- ‎(“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- ‎(“to fly”). Compare English passerine, Spanish pájaro, Romanian pasăre.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.sa.ɾu/, /ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.sa.ɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: pás‧sa‧ro

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