bentu

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See also: běntǔ

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese vento. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bentu.

Noun

bentu

  1. wind (moving air)

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese vento.

Noun

bentu

  1. (Sotavento) wind (moving air)

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ventus (wind), from Proto-Italic *wentos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from the root *h₂weh₁- (to blow).

Pronunciation

Noun

bentu m (plural bentos)

  1. wind