🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

monossílabo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: monossílabo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Monosyllable/ˈmɒn.əˌsɪl.ə.bəl/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A palavra 'pão' é um monossílabo."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A word consisting of only one syllable.

    "The words 'cat', 'dog', and 'sun' are each a monosyllable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'monosyllaba', from Greek 'monosyllabos', combining 'monos' (single, alone) and 'syllabe' (syllable). Entered the English language in the late 16th century, originally referring strictly to words consisting of a single distinct sound unit.

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