baço

See also: baco, Baco, and bacò

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.su/

• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: ba‧ço

Etymology 1

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

baço m (plural baços)

1. spleen

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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

1. which has lost its lustre or shininess

   Synonym: embaciado