pranto

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese pranto, planto, an early borrowing from Latin planctus (wailing, lamentation). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese chanto (compare also Spanish llanto).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
  • Hyphenation: pran‧to

Noun

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pranto m (plural prantos)

  1. mourning
  2. crying, lamentation, sorrow
    Synonyms: lamentação, queixume, choro
  3. (by extension) tears
    Synonym: lágrimas