🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

azul céu

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈzul ˈseu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sky Blue/skaɪ bluː/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O céu está de um azul céu claro."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    A shade of blue that resembles the color of the sky on a clear day.

    "The walls of the nursery were painted a soft sky-blue."
  2. 2

    Used to describe something that is light blue in color.

    "She wore a sky-blue dress that matched her eyes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sky blue' originates from the Old English word 'sciē,' meaning 'to shine,' and 'blue,' which comes from the Proto-Germanic '*blæwaz.' The phrase evolved to describe the color of the sky on a clear day, reflecting both the natural world and human perception of color.

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