cúmulo
See also: cumulo and cumulò
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cumulus. Compare the inherited doublet cômoro and Spanish colmo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkũ.mu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈku.mu.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈku.mu.lu/
- Rhymes: -umulu
- Hyphenation: cú‧mu‧lo
Noun
cúmulo m (plural cúmulos)
- cumulus
- a large white puffy cloud
- a mound or heap
- Synonyms: acúmulo, monte, pilha
- (figurative) epitome; the foremost example of something
- Não ter o que comer é o cúmulo da pobreza.
- Not having anything to eat is the epitome of poverty.
Related terms
- acumular
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cumulus. Compare the inherited doublet colmo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkumulo/ [ˈku.mu.lo]
- Rhymes: -umulo
- Syllabification: cú‧mu‧lo
Noun
cúmulo m (plural cúmulos)
- pile
- cluster
- cumulus (cloud)
Derived terms
- cúmulo estelar
Related terms
- cumular
Further reading
- “cúmulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014