Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French desport, variant of deport (fun, amusement), from Latin deportāre.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾtu, (Brazil) -oʁtu
  • Hyphenation: des‧por‧to

Noun

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desporto m (plural desportos, metaphonic)

  1. (Portugal) sport
    Synonym: (Brazil) esporte

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tetum: desportu

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