comboio

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Portuguese

comboio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French convoi,[1] from Old French convoier, another form of conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre (“to accompany on the way”), from Latin com- (“together”) + via (“way”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -oju, (Portugal) -ɔju
  • Hyphenation: com‧boi‧o

Noun

comboio m (plural comboios)

  1. (rail transport, Portugal, Africa) train (line of connected cars or carriages)
    Synonym: (Brazil) trem
  2. (nautical) convoy
  3. convoy (group of vehicles)

References

  1. ^ “comboio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

comboio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comboiar
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