paranho

paranho

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin paramus.[1] Cognate with Spanish páramo.

Noun

paranho m (plural paranhos)

1. house in ruins
2. land with privileges

Descendants

• Galician: paraño
• Portuguese: paranho

References

• “paranho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “paranho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.

1. Clements, J. Clancy (2009), “The General Socio-Historical Context of Portuguese and Castilian [2 - The general socio-historical context of Portuguese and Castilian]”, in The Linguistic Legacy of Spanish and Portuguese (Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact) (in English), Cambridge University Press, published 2009, DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511576171, →ISBN, page 30

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese paranho.[1] Cognate with Galician paraño, Spanish páramo and English paramo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nho

Noun

paranho m (plural paranhos)

1. land with privileges
2. (Azores, Brazil) spider's web

References

• “paranho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “paranho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.

1. Clements, J. Clancy (2009), “The General Socio-Historical Context of Portuguese and Castilian [2 - The general socio-historical context of Portuguese and Castilian]”, in The Linguistic Legacy of Spanish and Portuguese (Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact) (in English), Cambridge University Press, published 2009, DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511576171, →ISBN, page 30