molho
See also: môlho
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From molhar (“to wet; to water”), from Old Portuguese mollar, from Latin mollīre, present active infinitive of molliō (“I soften”), from mollis (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)moldus (“soft, weak”).
Alternative forms
- môlho (obsolete, noun only)
Pronunciation
Noun:
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ʎu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ʎu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ʎo/
Verb:
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ʎu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ʎu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ʎo/
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:molho.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- de molho
- molho bechamel
- molho branco
- molho ferrugem
- molho inglês
- molho nagô
- molho pardo
- molho tártaro
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:molhar.
Etymology 2
From Old Portuguese mãollo, from Vulgar Latin *manuclus, from Latin manuculus, from manipulus (“maniple; handful”), from manus (“hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Compare Spanish manojo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ʎu/
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ʎu/
Noun
molho m (plural molhos)
- (collective) bundle (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying, especially keys or vegetables)
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:molho.
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