"fato" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfa.tu/ Forms: fatos [plural]
Rhymes: -atu Etymology: Uncertain, but possibly from a supposed Gothic *𐍆𐌰𐍄 (*fat), likely from a Proto-Germanic root *fat-, from Proto-Indo-European *pēd- (“to grasp, seize”). Compare Old High German fazzōn (“to get dressed”), German Fetzen (“rag(s), scrap(s)”), Old Norse fat (“vessel; cover; blanket; garment”), English fat (“liquid container, vessel; vat”); also Franco-Provençal fata (“pocket”), Galician fato (“herd”), Spanish hato (“bundle; animal herd; worker supplies; clique, gang”). Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{der|pt|got|*𐍆𐌰𐍄}} Gothic *𐍆𐌰𐍄 (*fat), {{der|pt|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{der|pt|ine-pro|*pēd-|t=to grasp, seize}} Proto-Indo-European *pēd- (“to grasp, seize”), {{cog|goh|fazzon|fazzōn|t=to get dressed}} Old High German fazzōn (“to get dressed”), {{cog|de|Fetzen||rag(s), scrap(s)}} German Fetzen (“rag(s), scrap(s)”), {{cog|non|fat|t=vessel; cover; blanket; garment}} Old Norse fat (“vessel; cover; blanket; garment”), {{cog|en|fat|t=liquid container, vessel; vat}} English fat (“liquid container, vessel; vat”), {{cog|frp|fata||pocket}} Franco-Provençal fata (“pocket”), {{cog|gl|fato||herd}} Galician fato (“herd”), {{cog|es|hato||bundle; animal herd; worker supplies; clique, gang}} Spanish hato (“bundle; animal herd; worker supplies; clique, gang”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} fato m (plural fatos)
  1. a set of clothing traditionally worn together, such as a uniform or national costume Tags: masculine Synonyms: traje
    Sense id: en-fato-pt-noun-cdhRbd1J Categories (other): Old High German links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Old High German links with redundant target parameters: 30 35 35
  2. (Portugal) suit (formal clothing, male or female) Tags: Portugal, masculine Synonyms: terno [Brazil]
    Sense id: en-fato-pt-noun-ZnktbBV- Categories (other): European Portuguese, Old High German links with redundant target parameters, Clothing Disambiguation of Old High German links with redundant target parameters: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Clothing: 38 57 2 2 2
  3. (Portugal) entrails (internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines) Tags: Portugal, masculine Synonyms: entranhas
    Sense id: en-fato-pt-noun-pTYtNYvD Categories (other): European Portuguese, Old High German links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Old High German links with redundant target parameters: 30 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fato de banho, fato de surf
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfa.tu/ Forms: fatos [plural]
Rhymes: -atu Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} fato m (plural fatos)
  1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of facto. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fato-pt-noun-syZAFDcc Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 8 0 1 1 2 1 11 11 1 5 1 1 9 4 4 5 11 1 7 9 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 0 1 0 2 0 9 9 1 7 0 2 7 5 5 6 15 0 6 7 1 12 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 16 15 57 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfa.tu/ Forms: fatos [plural]
Rhymes: -atu Etymology: Unknown, but likely ultimately from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{der|pt|ar}} Arabic [Term?] Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} fato m (plural fatos)
  1. (collective) a small herd of goats; a flock Tags: collective, masculine
    Sense id: en-fato-pt-noun-5UuQZGvr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfa.tu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-atu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fato"
}

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