"mé" meaning in Portuguese

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈmɛ/ [Brazil], /ˈmɛ/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ɛ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|pt|interjection}} mé
  1. maa, meh (bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat) Synonyms: mé-mê
    Sense id: en-mé-pt-intj-lUAOyv6o Categories (other): Portuguese onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Portuguese onomatopoeias: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ/ [Brazil], /ˈmɛ/ [Portugal] Forms: més [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} mé m (plural més)
  1. maa, meh (bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat) Tags: masculine Synonyms: mé-mê
    Sense id: en-mé-pt-noun-lUAOyv6o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ/ [Brazil], /ˈmɛ/ [Portugal] Forms: més [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ Etymology: Apocopic form of mel. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form|pt|mel}} Apocopic form of mel Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} mé m (plural més)
  1. cachaça (type of Brazilian rum made of sugar cane juice) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mé-pt-noun-32KDzdyE Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "2024, Grelo, “Só Fé”, in É o Grelo:",
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