🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tubo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtu.bu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tube/tjuːb/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O encanador usou um tubo para conectar as seções."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A long, hollow cylinder used to convey or contain substances.

    "The plumber used a tube to connect the two sections of pipe."
  2. 2

    A cylindrical container, often used for holding liquids or other materials.

    "She squeezed the tube of toothpaste to get the last bit out."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'tube' originates from the Latin 'tubus', meaning 'a pipe or a hollow cylinder'. It evolved through Middle English, where it referred to a cylindrical container, and has retained this meaning into modern usage.

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