"brejo" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.ʒu/ Forms: brejos [plural]
Etymology: Possibly inherited from Vulgar Latin *bragius, from Ancient Greek βράγος (brágos, “marsh, shallows”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to dig, bore”); compare Albanian bërrakë. Or, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brejo, from Proto-Celtic *bracum (“swamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|pt|VL.|*bragius|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *bragius, {{inh+|pt|VL.|*bragius|nocap=1}} inherited from Vulgar Latin *bragius, {{der|pt|grc|βράγος||marsh, shallows}} Ancient Greek βράγος (brágos, “marsh, shallows”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*bʰerH-||to dig, bore}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to dig, bore”), {{cog|sq|bërrakë}} Albanian bërrakë, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|brejo|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese brejo, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|brejo|nocap=1}} inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brejo, {{der|pt|cel-pro|*bracum||swamp}} Proto-Celtic *bracum (“swamp”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*bʰreg-||to break}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} brejo m (plural brejos)
  1. marsh, swamp Tags: masculine Synonyms: pântano, paul, breja, pântano
    Sense id: en-brejo-pt-noun-Ishs60Vf
  2. (Northeast Brazil) a usually fertile terrain where rivers are more or less permanent Tags: Northeast-Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-brejo-pt-noun--hT0TyqO Categories (other): Northeastern Brazilian Portuguese
  3. (Brazil, Maranhão) a low region with springs Tags: Brazil, masculine Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-brejo-pt-noun-JRbdwqO- Disambiguation of Agriculture: 5 9 40 43 4 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 5 27 37 21 10
  4. (Brazil, Bahia) a rice plantation Tags: Bahia, Brazil, masculine Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-brejo-pt-noun-6J5nEzP3 Disambiguation of Agriculture: 5 9 40 43 4 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  5. (figuratively) a chilly and windy place Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-brejo-pt-noun-F9Vqt8Hw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ir para o brejo

Inflected forms

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