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molho

molho

See also: môlho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • môlho (obsolete, noun only)

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Noun

molho m (plural molhos)

  1. (cooking) sauce (liquid condiment placed on food)
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Verb

molho

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of molhar
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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)

  1. (collective) bundle (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying, especially keys or vegetables)
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