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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diffūsus (“diffused”), perfect passive participle of diffundō (“to diffuse”), dif- + fundō (“to pour out”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
difuso (feminine difusa, masculine plural difusos, feminine plural difusas)
- diffuse (not concentrated)
- Synonyms: espalhado, propagado, desconcentrado
- Antonym: concentrado
1932 June 26, “Noivado Mystico [Mystical Wedding]”, in Jornal do Brasil, volume XLII, number 151, Rio de Janeiro, page 12:Mergulhado num sonho diffuso, a alma credula e infantil, começou a colher flores […]- Submerged in a diffuse dream, his soul naïve and childish, he started picking flowers
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diffusus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈfuso/
- Rhymes: -uso
- Syllabification: di‧fu‧so
Adjective
difuso (feminine difusa, masculine plural difusos, feminine plural difusas)
- diffuse
- (mathematics) fuzzy
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