"único" meaning in Portuguese

See único in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈũ.ni.ku/ [Brazil], /ˈũ.ni.ku/ [Brazil], /ˈu.ni.ko/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈu.ni.ku/ [Portugal] Forms: única [feminine], únicos [masculine, plural], únicas [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ūnicus. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|la|ūnicus}} Latin ūnicus Head templates: {{pt-adj}} único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)
  1. unique
    Sense id: en-único-pt-adj-wnIERaRS
  2. only
    Sense id: en-único-pt-adj--QWxlULt Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unico (alt: pre-reform) Derived forms: unicamente Related terms: um, uno

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "unicamente"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ūnicus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ūnicus",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "única",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "únicos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "únicas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ú‧ni‧co"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "uno"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unique"
      ],
      "id": "en-único-pt-adj-wnIERaRS",
      "links": [
        [
          "unique",
          "unique"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "an only son",
          "text": "um único filho",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She would never be able to stretch her bones on a bed, her only wish.",
          "ref": "1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O mundo coberto de pennas [The world covered in feathers]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 175:",
          "text": "Não conseguiria nunca extender os ossos numa cama, o unico desejo que tinha.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only"
      ],
      "id": "en-único-pt-adj--QWxlULt",
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈũ.ni.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈũ.ni.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu.ni.ko/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu.ni.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "pre-reform",
      "word": "unico"
    }
  ],
  "word": "único"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese adjectives",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "unicamente"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin ūnicus",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "única",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "únicos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "únicas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ú‧ni‧co"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "um"
    },
    {
      "word": "uno"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unique"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unique",
          "unique"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with quotations",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "an only son",
          "text": "um único filho",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She would never be able to stretch her bones on a bed, her only wish.",
          "ref": "1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O mundo coberto de pennas [The world covered in feathers]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 175:",
          "text": "Não conseguiria nunca extender os ossos numa cama, o unico desejo que tinha.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈũ.ni.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈũ.ni.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu.ni.ko/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu.ni.ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "pre-reform",
      "word": "unico"
    }
  ],
  "word": "único"
}

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