See also: medio, medió, mediò, and medio-

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin medius, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (between). Compare meio (an inherited doublet).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/

  • (Caipira Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.di.u/, /ˈmɛ.dju/, /ˈmɛ.diw/
  • Hyphenation: mé‧di‧o

Adjective

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médio (feminine média, masculine plural médios, feminine plural médias)

  1. average (constituting or relating to the average)
  2. medium (intermediate size, degree, amount etc.)
    Synonyms: intermediário, mediano
    Antonym: extremo
  3. middle (being in the middle)
    Synonyms: central, intermediário, intermédio, interposto
    Antonym: marginal
  4. medieval (of the Middle Ages)
    Synonyms: medieval, mediévico, medievo

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Noun

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médio m (plural médios)

  1. (usually in the plural) dipped headlight (main light on a motor vehicle)
  2. (sports) midfielder