órfão

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Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin orphănus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, without parents, fatherless), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ór‧fão

Adjective

órfão (feminine órfã, masculine plural órfãos, feminine plural órfãs)

  1. orphan

Noun

órfão m (plural órfãos, feminine órfã, feminine plural órfãs)

  1. orphan

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