colônia

See also: colonia, Colonia, colónia, colònia, Colónia, and Colônia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

colónia (Portugal)

Etymology

From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ˈlo.ni.ɐ/, /-njɐ/
Homophone: Colônia

Noun

colônia f (plural colônias) (Brazilian orthography)

colony (region or governmental unit)
(Brazil) a settlement of immigrants
plantation
eau de Cologne; cologne (type of perfume)

Related terms

colonizar
colonizável
colono

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