óculo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-. Doublet of olho, which was inherited.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ó‧cu‧lo
Noun edit
óculo m (plural óculos)
- (chiefly in the plural) glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass
- (architecture) oculus
- Consegue-se vislumbrar o céu através do óculo do Panteão de Roma.
- One can glimpse the sky through the oculus of the Pantheon of Rome.
- peephole, (UK) spyhole
- Synonym: olho mágico
Descendants edit
- Macanese: oclo
Further reading edit
- “óculo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “óculo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “óculo” in Dicionário inFormal.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin oculus. Doublet of ojo, which was inherited.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
óculo m (plural óculos)
- (architecture) oculus (round or oval window)
Further reading edit
- “óculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014