"lã" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɐ̃/ [Brazil], /ˈlɐ̃/ [Portugal] Audio: Pt-lã.ogg Forms: lãs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lãa, from Latin lāna. Cognate with Catalan llana, French laine, Galician laa, Italian lana, Occitan lana, Romanian lână and Spanish lana. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pt|ine-pro|<}}, {{root|pt|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=wool}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|lãa|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese lãa, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|lãa}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lãa, {{inh|pt|la|lāna}} Latin lāna, {{cog|ca|llana}} Catalan llana, {{cog|fr|laine}} French laine, {{cog|gl|laa}} Galician laa, {{cog|it|lana}} Italian lana, {{cog|oc|lana}} Occitan lana, {{cog|ro|lână}} Romanian lână, {{cog|es|lana}} Spanish lana Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} lã f (plural lãs)
  1. wool (wavy fur of sheep and other animals) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lã-pt-noun-NgLw3CYd Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Fabrics Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 5 38 10 10 10 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 57 7 7 7 7 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 63 5 5 8 5 12 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 56 8 8 8 8 10
  2. farm Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lã-pt-noun-yM9wHzCt
  3. fluff Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lã-pt-noun-0iEjZ~zF
  4. frizzy hair Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lã-pt-noun-bNOhDrKG Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 17 0 0 83 0 0
  5. (figuratively) shyness Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lã-pt-noun-7tsQE2y0
  6. (figuratively) wealth Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lã-pt-noun-c5v0hPfx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lanar, lanífero, lanígero, lanoso, lanzudo, laneiro [masculine], lanifício [masculine], lanolina [feminine], lanugem [feminine]

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Latin lāna",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "llana"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan llana",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      },
      "expansion": "French laine",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Galician laa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian lana",
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    {
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      "word": "lanar"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lanígero"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lanzudo"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "laneiro"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lanifício"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lanolina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lanugem"
    }
  ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 57 7 7 7 7 8",
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          "_dis": "63 5 5 8 5 12",
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Fabrics",
          "orig": "pt:Fabrics",
          "parents": [],
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        "wool (wavy fur of sheep and other animals)"
      ],
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        [
          "wool",
          "wool"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "farm"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "farm",
          "farm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fluff"
      ],
      "id": "en-lã-pt-noun-0iEjZ~zF",
      "links": [
        [
          "fluff",
          "fluff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "pt:Hair",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "frizzy hair"
      ],
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          "frizzy"
        ],
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          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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        "shyness"
      ],
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          "shyness"
        ]
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        "(figuratively) shyness"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
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      ],
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) wealth"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "lã"
}
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    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (wool)",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃/1 syllable",
    "pt:Fabrics",
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "llana"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan llana",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "laine"
      },
      "expansion": "French laine",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "laa"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician laa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "lana"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian lana",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "lana"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan lana",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Romanian lână",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "lana"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish lana",
      "name": "cog"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lãs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "lã f (plural lãs)",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lã"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lanar"
    },
    {
      "word": "lanífero"
    },
    {
      "word": "lanígero"
    },
    {
      "word": "lanoso"
    },
    {
      "word": "lanzudo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laneiro"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lanifício"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lanolina"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wool (wavy fur of sheep and other animals)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wool",
          "wool"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "farm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "farm",
          "farm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fluff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fluff",
          "fluff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "frizzy hair"
      ],
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        [
          "frizzy",
          "frizzy"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shyness"
      ],
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        [
          "shyness",
          "shyness"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) shyness"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wealth"
      ],
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          "wealth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) wealth"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "LAN (Brazil)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lã"
}

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