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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese rossio, ressio, of uncertain origin; cognate with Galician roussio, resío. Possibly from Latin residuus, and thus a doublet of resíduo.
Pronunciation
Noun
rossio m (plural rossios)
- plaza (open area used for gathering in a city)
Further reading
- “rossio”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “rossio”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “rossio”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “rossio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “rossio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “rossio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025