sobejo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sobejo, from Vulgar Latin *superclus (or *supeclu(s)), from syncopation of *superculus, from Latin super (above) + -culus (diminutive). Cognate with Spanish sobejo, Italian soverchio.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.ˈβɐ.ʒu/, /su.ˈβɐj.ʒu/, /su.ˈβe.ʒu/, /su.ˈβej.ʒu/
  • Hyphenation: so‧be‧jo

Adjective

sobejo m (feminine singular sobeja, masculine plural sobejos, feminine plural sobejas, comparable)

  1. remaining, leftover
  2. excessive

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