rossio

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese rossio, ressio, of uncertain origin;^[1] cognate with Galician roussio, resío. Possibly from Latin residuus,^[2] and thus a doublet of resíduo.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈsi.u/ [hoˈsi.u], /ʁoˈsiw/ [hoˈsiʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈsi.u/ [χoˈsi.u], /ʁoˈsiw/ [χoˈsiʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈsi.u/

Hyphenation: ros‧si‧o

Noun edit

rossio m (plural rossios)

plaza (open area used for gathering in a city)

References edit

^ “rossio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
^ “rossio” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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