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See also: almôço

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese almorço, from Latin admorsus or Vulgar Latin *admordium, in either case deriving from Latin admordeō (to bite or gnaw at or into). Compare Spanish almuerzo.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmo.su/ [aʊ̯ˈmo.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmo.so/ [aʊ̯ˈmo.so]

  • Hyphenation: al‧mo‧ço

Noun

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almoço m (plural almoços, metaphonic)

  1. lunch (meal eaten at noon)
Usage notes
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  • The plural is metaphonic in Portugal, but not in Brazil.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Angolar: lomothu
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: almos, almosu
  • Indo-Portuguese: almoça
  • Kabuverdianu: almusu
  • Principense: romosu
  • Tetum: almosu

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmɔ.su/ [aʊ̯ˈmɔ.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmɔ.so/ [aʊ̯ˈmɔ.so]

  • Hyphenation: al‧mo‧ço

Verb

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almoço

  1. first-person singular present indicative of almoçar