Portuguese

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/

Noun

molho m (plural molhos)

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:molho.

Synonyms

• caldo

Derived terms

Related terms

Verb

molho

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

Quotations

For usage examples 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)

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:molho.

Synonyms

• feixe, lio

Related terms

• manilha
• manípulo
• mano