relógio

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Portuguese

Relógio

Alternative forms

  • relojo (obsolete, nonstandard or eye-dialect)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reloj, from Old Catalan relotge, from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium (sundial), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).

Compare Galician reloxo, Mirandese reloijo, Asturian and Leonese reló, Spanish reloj, Aragonese reloch, Catalan rellotge and Occitan relòtge.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈlɔ.ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈlɔ.ʒju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈlɔ.ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈlɔ.ʒju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈlɔ.ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈlɔ.ʒjo/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɦɛ.ˈlɔ.ʒju/
  • Hyphenation: re‧ló‧gi‧o

Noun

relógio m (plural relógios)

  1. clock (instrument to measure or keep track of time)
  2. watch

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