Galician

Noun

túmulo m ‎(plural túmulos)

1. tomb
2. burial mound

Portuguese

túmulo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.mu.lu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.mu.lo/
• Hyphenation: tú‧mu‧lo

Noun

túmulo m (plural túmulos)

1. tomb (small building or vault for the remains of the dead)
2. grave (excavation for burial)
3. (figuratively) someone who keeps secrets

Synonyms

• (tomb): sepulcro, tumba
• (grave): carneiro, cova, jazigo, sepulcro, sepultura, tumba

Derived terms

• a boca ser um túmulo
• revirar-se no túmulo

Related terms

• tumular
• tumulário
• tumulização
• tumulizar

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

túmulo m ‎(plural túmulos)

1. burial mound