olho

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Galician

Noun

olho m (plural olhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of ollo

Verb

olho

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of olhar

References

  • “olho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin oclum, from Latin oculum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation

Noun

olho m (plural olhos)

  1. eye

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Eonavian: oyo
  • Fala: ollu
  • Galician: ollo
  • Portuguese: olho (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Portuguese

olho (1)
olhos (3)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese olho (“eye”), from Vulgar Latin oclus (“eye”), from Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Italic *okelos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Doublet of óculo, a borrowing. Compare Galician ollo, Spanish ojo, French œil and Italian occhio.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʎu/, /ˈoj.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʎo/, /ˈoj.ʎo/

Noun

olho m (plural olhos, metaphonic)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. (figuratively) eye, center (of a storm, etc.)
    Synonym: centro
  3. (cooking) a hole in cheese, bread or similar items
    • 1986 July 9, Governo Regional - Região Autonóma dos Açores, “Decreto Regulamentar Regional 24/86/A, de 9 de Julho”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, retrieved 2015-12-15:
      Queijo São Jorge - queijo curado de consistência firme, pasta amarelada, dura ou semidura, com olhos pequenos e irregulares disseminados na massa, que apresenta uma estrutura quebradiça, é obtido por dessoramento e prensagem após a coagulação do leite de vaca inteiro e cru, produzido na ilha de São Jorge.
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  4. (geology) short for olho-d'água (“spring, source”)
    Synonyms: fonte, nascente
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔʎu
  • Hyphenation: o‧lho

Verb

olho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of olhar

Further reading

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