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melancolia
melancolia
See also: melancolía
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese melanconia, borrowed from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.lɐ̃.ku.ˈli.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: me‧lan‧co‧li‧a
Noun
melancolia f (plural melancolias)
- melancholy (extreme sadness or depression)