🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Coelho

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwey-lyoo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rabbit/ˈræb.ɪt/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #3450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O coelho é um animal muito rápido."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, burrowing mammal with long ears, long hind legs, and a short fluffy tail.

    "The rabbit hopped across the field, searching for fresh clover."
  2. 2

    A term used in various contexts, including as a symbol of fertility and rebirth.

    "In many cultures, the rabbit is associated with spring and new beginnings."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word originates from Middle English, derived from Middle Dutch 'robbe', 'robbedijn' or Walloon dialect terms for the animal. It eventually replaced the older Old English term 'coney' as the primary designation for the small mammalian herbivore.

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