baço

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See also: baco, Baco, and bacò

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ço

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese baço, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *hepatium, from Ancient Greek ἡπάτιον (hēpátion), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, liver). Alternatively from Latin badius. Compare Spanish bazo.

Noun

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baço m (plural baços)

  1. spleen

Etymology 2

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From Latin badius (reddish-brown), from Proto-Indo-European *badyo- (yellow; brown). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *opacius, from opacus.

Adjective

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baço (feminine baça, masculine plural baços, feminine plural baças)

  1. which has lost its lustre or shininess
    Synonym: embaciado