baço
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -asu
- Hyphenation: ba‧ço
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese baço, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἡπάτιον (hēpátion), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). Alternatively from Latin badius. Compare Spanish bazo.
Noun
baço m (plural baços)
Etymology 2
From Latin badius (“reddish-brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *badyo- (“yellow; brown”). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *opacius, from opacus.
Adjective
baço (feminine baça, masculine plural baços, feminine plural baças)