pássaro

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See also: Passaro

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pássaro

Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin *passarum, from Latin passer (“sparrow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *p(e)t-tro- (“who flies, bird”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare English passerine, Spanish pájaro, Romanian pasăre.

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: pás‧sa‧ro

    Noun

    pássaro m (plural pássaros, feminine pássara, feminine plural pássaras)

    1. bird (any member of the class Aves, especially a small one)
      Synonyms: (small bird) passarinho, (any bird) ave
    2. passerine (any bird of the order Passeriformes)
      Synonyms: passarinho, passeriforme

    Derived terms

    • Some biologists procribe the use of this term to any bird, restricting it to passerines.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Macanese: pastro

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