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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prōverbium (“proverb”), from prō (“forth”) + verbum (“word”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bju/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾoˈvɛɾ.bi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛɾ.bju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛʁ.bju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈvɛɻ.bi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈvɛɻ.bjo/
- Hyphenation: pro‧vér‧bi‧o
Noun
provérbio m (plural provérbios)
- maxim; proverb, adage (phrase expressing a basic truth)
- Synonyms: adágio, ditado popular; see also Thesaurus:provérbio
- (biblical) a maxim in the Book of Proverbs