aquém
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese aquen, from Vulgar Latin *eccum hinc, from Latin eccum + hinc, or from Vulgar Latin *eccum inde. Compare Spanish aquende, Italian quindi.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ẽj̃
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: a‧quém
Adverb edit
aquém
- on this side; here
- below; underneath
- something that falls short of a goal or an expectation