esporo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɔ.ɾu/, /esˈpɔ.ɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɔ.ɾu/, /eʃˈpɔ.ɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɔ.ɾo/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”).

Alternative forms

Noun

esporo m (plural esporos)

  1. spore (reproductive particle)

Etymology 2

Verb

esporo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of esporar
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