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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese alguen, conflation of algũ and quen. Compare Spanish alguien.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: al‧guém
Pronoun
alguém
- somebody; someone (some person)
- Antonym: ninguém
Quotations
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Derived terms
Noun
alguém m (plural alguéns)
- (rare) a person
- Synonyms: pessoa, vivente
Quotations
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