ônibus

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See also: -onibus

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin omnibus (“for everyone”), dative plural of omnis (“all”). Doublet of omnibus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ô‧ni‧bus

Noun

ônibus m (invariable) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (Brazil) bus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) autocarro; see also Thesaurus:ônibus
  2. (historical) horse bus
    • 1856 December 22, José de Alencar, “A D***”, Cinco Minutos, in Diario do Rio de Janeiro, volume XXXVI, number 352, Rio de Janeiro, page 1, column 1:
      Á hora marcada chegou o omnibus, e apressei-me a ir a tomar o meu lugar.
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    • 1884 January 4, Machado de Assis, “Fulano”, in Gazeta de Noticias, volume X, number 4, Rio de Janeiro, page 1, column 8:
      Antes de 1863 não seria assim, creio eu, porque até então era um homem muito mettido comsigo, reservado, morando no caminho do Jardim Botanico, para onde ia de omnibus ou de mula.
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    • 1901, Eça de Queirós, chapter XVI, in A cidade e as serras, Porto: Livraria Chardron, page 364:
      Com o charuto acceso contemplei o Boulevard, áquella hora em toda a pressa e estridor da sua grossa sociabilidade. A densa torrente dos omnibus, calhambeques, carroças, parelhas de luxo, rolava vivamente, como toda uma escura humanidade formigando entre patas e rodas, n’uma pressa inquieta.
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