aonde

Portuguese

Etymology

A (to) + onde (where), from Latin unde (whence).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ˈõ.dɨ/
  • (Paulista) IPA: /ˌa.ˈõ.dʒi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA: /ˌa.ˈõ.de/
  • (Carioca) IPA: /ˌa.ˈõdʒ/
  • (Nordestino) IPA: /ˌa.ˈõ.di/

Adverb

aonde (not comparable)

  1. where
    • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 3rd canto:
      Aonde Hele deixou, co nome, a vida, / Estão os Traces de robuſto peito,
      Where Helen left, along with her name, her life / Are the robust-chested Thracians,
    • 1915, Florbela Espanca, Aonde?... O Livro D'Ele:
      Aonde estás, amor? Aonde... aonde... aonde?...
      Where are you, my love? Where... where... where?...

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