inseto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin īnsecō
    Latin īnsectus
    Latin īnsectumlbor.
    Portuguese inseto

    Learned borrowing from Latin īnsectō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ĩˈsɛ.tu/

    • Rhymes: -ɛtu
    • Hyphenation: in‧se‧to
    • Homophone: enceto (Brazil)

    Noun

    inseto m (plural insetos)

    1. insect (arthropod of class Insecta)
      • 1712, Rafael Bluteau, “coraçam”, in Vocabulario Portuguez e Latino [Portuguese and Latin Vocabulary]‎[1], volume 2, Coimbra: Real Collegio das Artes da Companhia de Jesu, page 539, column 2:
        Na Anatomia do Bicho da ſeda obſervarão os Phyſicos de Inglaterra huma cadea de coraçoens, por todo o comprimento do corpo deſte inſecto.
        On the silkworm's anatomy, the naturalists of England have observed a chain of hearts that goes through all the insect's length.
    2. (somewhat dated) insect; bug (any small arthropod)
      Synonym: bicho
    3. (derogatory) insect (a contemptible or powerless person)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Tetum: insetu

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