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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تُرْمُس (turmus), from Aramaic תורמוסא / ܬܘܪܡܣܐ (tūrmūsā, “lupine”), from Akkadian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ8 /tarmuš/), from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ8 /tarmuš/). Also found as Ancient Greek θέρμος (thérmos) and Coptic ⲑⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲥ (tharmous) and in the taxonomical Lupinus albus subsp. termis.
Pronunciation
Noun
tremoço m (plural tremoços, metaphonic)
- lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus)
- Synonym: tremoceiro
- lupin (bean of the lupin plant)
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