cúmulo

See also: cumulo and cumulò

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cumulus. Compare the inherited doublet cômoro and Spanish colmo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkũ.mu.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈku.mu.lo/

  • Rhymes: -ũmulu, -umulu
  • Hyphenation: cú‧mu‧lo

Noun

cúmulo m (plural cúmulos)

  1. addition
  2. cumulus
    1. a large white puffy cloud
    2. a mound or heap
    Synonyms: acúmulo, monte, pilha
  3. (figurative) epitome; the foremost example of something
    Não ter o que comer é o cúmulo da pobreza.
    Not having anything to eat is the epitome of poverty.

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cumulus. Compare the inherited doublet colmo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumulo/ [ˈku.mu.lo]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -umulo
  • Syllabification: cú‧mu‧lo

Noun

cúmulo m (plural cúmulos)

  1. pile
  2. cluster
  3. cumulus (cloud)

Derived terms

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