cogumelo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin * cucumellus, diminutive of Latin cucuma (“large cooking vessel”). Compare Galician cogomelo, Occitan cocomèla and Sardinian cugumeddu.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ɡuˈmɛ.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ɡuˈmɛ.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ɡuˈmɛ.lu/ [ku.ɣuˈmɛ.lu]

  • Hyphenation: co‧gu‧me‧lo

Noun

cogumelo m (plural cogumelos)

  1. mushroom

Descendants

  • Spanish: gurumelo

See also

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