virgem
See also: Virgem
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese virgen, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin virginem (“virgin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
virgem m or f by sense (plural virgens)
- virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)
Noun edit
virgem f (plural virgens)
- (Roman Catholicism) an image, icon or statuette of Virgin Mary
Derived terms edit
- virgenzinho (diminutive)
- Virgem Maria
Adjective edit
virgem m or f (plural virgens)
- virgin (not having had sexual intercourse)
- untouched (remaining in its original, pristine state)
- (of quicklime) unslaked
- (of an optical disk) blank
- CD virgem ― blank CD