colônia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin colōnia (colony), from colōnus (farmer; colonist), from colō (till, cultivate, worship), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to move; to turn (around)).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA: /ko.ˈlo.ni.a/, /ko.ˈlo.nja/
  • Homophone: Colônia

Noun

colônia f (plural colônias)

  1. colony (region or governmental unit)
  2. a settlement of immigrants

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Last modified on 5 May 2013, at 18:05