"pólvora" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔw.vo.ɾɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈpɔʊ̯.vo.ɾɐ] [Brazil], /ˈpɔw.vo.ɾɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈpɔʊ̯.vo.ɾɐ] [Brazil], /ˈpɔw.vo.ɾa/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈpɔʊ̯.vo.ɾa] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈpɔl.vu.ɾɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ] [Portugal], /ˈpɔl.vu.ɾɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ] [Portugal], /ˈpɔl.bu.ɾɐ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈpɔɫ.βu.ɾɐ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: pólvoras [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish pólvora, from Old Catalan polvora, polvera, from Late Latin pulvera, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Doublet of pó < *pul(v)us. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|es|pólvora}} Spanish pólvora, {{der|pt|roa-oca|polvora}} Old Catalan polvora, {{der|pt|LL.|pulvera}} Late Latin pulvera, {{der|pt|la|pulvis|g=m}} Latin pulvis m, {{doublet|pt|pó}} Doublet of pó Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} pólvora f (plural pólvoras)
  1. gunpowder, powder Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pólvora-pt-noun-y2-0icaP
  2. gunpowder tea Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pólvora-pt-noun-WFswYPK7 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Explosives, Tea Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 2 7 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 4 91 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Explosives: 4 96 Disambiguation of Tea: 12 88

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018, “Corra”, performed by Djonga:",
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