🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

brinquedo de piscina

Pronunciation / Transliteration: brin-ke-do de pee-seena

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pool Toy/puːl tɔɪ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"As crianças se divertiram com seus brinquedos de piscina."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An object designed for play in a swimming pool, typically made of inflatable materials.

    "The children enjoyed splashing around with their colorful pool toys."
  2. 2

    Any recreational item used in or around a pool for entertainment.

    "The inflatable unicorn was the most popular pool toy at the party."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pool toy' combines 'pool', derived from the Middle English 'pole', meaning a small body of water, and 'toy', from the Old French 'toi', meaning a plaything. The phrase has evolved to refer specifically to inflatable or floating items used for recreation in swimming pools.

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