molho

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word molho. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word molho, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say molho in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word molho you have here. The definition of the word molho will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmolho, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: môlho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from molhar (“to wet; to water”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mollar, from Latin mollīre (“to soften”), from mollis (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oʎu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Noun

molho m (plural molhos, metaphonic)

  1. (cooking) sauce (liquid condiment placed on food)
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:molho.

Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãollo, from Late Latin manuc(u)lus, modified ultimately from manipulus (“maniple; handful”), from manus (“hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Doublet of manolho and manojo. Compare Spanish manojo.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔʎu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Noun

molho m (plural molhos)

  1. (collective) bundle (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying, especially keys or vegetables)
    Synonyms: feixe, lio
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:molho.

Related terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔʎu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Verb

molho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of molhar
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia