"portento" meaning in Portuguese

See portento in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [Brazil], [pohˈtẽ.tu] [Brazil], /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [Brazil], [pohˈtẽ.tu] [Brazil], /poɾˈtẽ.tu/ [São-Paulo], /poʁˈtẽ.tu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [poχˈtẽ.tu] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /poɻˈtẽ.to/ [Southern-Brazil], /puɾˈtẽ.tu/ [Portugal] Forms: portentos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). Compare English portend, portent with similar meaning. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|la|portentum}} Latin portentum, {{cog|en|portend}} English portend Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} portento m (plural portentos)
  1. wonder, marvel Tags: masculine Synonyms: maravilha
    Sense id: en-portento-pt-noun-3Dk79OTn Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. genius, prodigy Tags: masculine Synonyms: génio
    Sense id: en-portento-pt-noun-mj4HR20Y Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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  "forms": [
    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "[pohˈtẽ.tu]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʁˈtẽ.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pohˈtẽ.tu]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɾˈtẽ.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʁˈtẽ.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[poχˈtẽ.tu]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɻˈtẽ.to/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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  "word": "portento"
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    "Portuguese nouns",
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      ],
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          "wonder",
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        ],
        [
          "marvel",
          "marvel"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "maravilha"
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        }
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʁˈtẽ.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pohˈtẽ.tu]",
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        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɾˈtẽ.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poʁˈtẽ.tu/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[poχˈtẽ.tu]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poɻˈtẽ.to/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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