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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈsi.du.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /deˈsi.dwu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈsi.du.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /deˈsi.dwu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈsi.du.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /deˈsi.dwo/
Adjective
decíduo (feminine decídua, masculine plural decíduos, feminine plural decíduas)
- (biology) deciduous (describing a part that falls off, or is shed)
- Synonym: caduco
- (botany) deciduous (of or relating to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season)
- Synonyms: caduco, caducifólio