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Asturian
Adjective
único
- neuter of únicu
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)
- unique
- only
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)
- unique
- only
um único filho- an only son
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:Não conseguiria nunca extender os ossos numa cama, o unico desejo que tinha.- She would never be able to stretch her bones on a bed, her only wish.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ūnicus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
único (feminine única, masculine plural únicos, feminine plural únicas)
- only; single; sole
- (de) talla única ― one-size-fits-all
- lo único ― the only thing
- el único sobreviviente ― the sole survivor
- unique, one-of-a-kind
- único en su clase/especie/género ― one of a kind
- solitary, alone, only one(s)
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