🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

portão de entrada

Pronunciation / Transliteration: portão de entrada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gateway/ˈɡeɪt.wɛɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O portão de entrada do parque estava lindamente decorado."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A structure that serves as an entrance or exit, typically consisting of a door or opening.

    "The gateway to the park was beautifully decorated with flowers."
  2. 2

    A means of access or entry to a system, network, or service.

    "The new software acts as a gateway to the cloud services."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'gateway' originates from the Old English 'geat' meaning 'gate' and 'weg' meaning 'way'. It evolved in the Middle Ages to signify an entrance or passage, often implying a point of access to a larger area or system.

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