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painço (Panicum miliaceum)

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese painço, peinço (earlier *pãiço), from Late Latin pānīcium, from Latin pānīcum, from pānus (ear of millet). Doublet of panico.

Cognate with Galician paínzo and Spanish panizo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧in‧ço

Noun

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painço m (plural painços)

  1. millet, any grass in the genus Panicum
    Synonyms: mileto, milheto, milho-miúdo, pão-de-passarinho
    1. (specifically) Panicum miliaceum
  2. (colloquial) money

Derived terms

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