🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

buraco

Pronunciation / Transliteration: buˈɾaku

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

"Havia um buraco no chão."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An opening through something; a gap or cavity.

    "The rabbit disappeared into a hole in the ground."
  2. 2

    A hollow space in a solid object.

    "There was a hole in the wall where the picture used to hang."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'hole' originates from the Old English 'hol', which means 'a hollow place'. Its roots can be traced back to Proto-Germanic *hulō, which also signifies a hollow or cavity. Over time, the meaning has evolved to encompass various types of openings or voids in different contexts.

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