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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -asu
- Hyphenation: re‧ga‧ço
Etymology 1
Deverbal from regaçar. Compare Galician and Spanish regazo.
Noun
regaço m (plural regaços)
- lap (space in front of the lower abdomen, or over the legs of a seated person)
- Synonym: colo
- lap (the lower part of a garment that hangs loosely)
- bowels (the deepest or innermost part)
- (figurative) a safe or tranquil place
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
regaço
- first-person singular present indicative of regaçar