polmo

Portuguese

Etymology

Alteration of polme.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpow.mu/ [ˈpoʊ̯.mu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpow.mo/ [ˈpoʊ̯.mo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpol.mu/ [ˈpoɫ.mu]

  • Rhymes: -owmu, -olmu
  • Hyphenation: pol‧mo

Noun

polmo m (plural polmos)

  1. cloudiness (turbidity in a liquid produced by the presence of foreign bodies)
  2. (Trás-os-Montes) oidium

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