molho

See also: môlho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from molhar (“to wet; to water”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mollar, from Latin mollīre (“to soften”), from mollis (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”).

Alternative forms

• môlho (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -oʎu
• Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Noun

molho m (plural molhos)

1. (cooking) sauce (liquid condiment placed on food)

Quotations

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Derived terms

• de molho
• molho bechamel
• molho branco
• molho ferrugem
• molho inglês
• molho nagô
• molho pardo
• molho tártaro

 

Related terms

• mole
• molhadela
• molhado
• molhador
• molhadura
• molhamento
• molhar
• molhável

 

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãollo, from Late Latin manuc(u)lus, modified ultimately from manipulus (“maniple; handful”), from manus (“hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Doublet of manolho and manojo. Compare Spanish manojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -ɔʎu
• Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Noun

molho m (plural molhos)

1. (collective) bundle (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying, especially keys or vegetables)

   Synonyms: feixe, lio

Quotations

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Related terms

• manilha
• manípulo
• mano

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -ɔʎu
• Hyphenation: mo‧lho

Verb

molho

1. first-person singular present indicative of molhar