provérbio
See also: proverbio
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prōverbium (“proverb”), from prō (“forth”) + verbum (“word”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /pɾo.ˈvɛɹ.bi.u/, /pɾo.ˈvɛɹ.bju/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.ˈvɛɻ.bi.o/, /pɾo.ˈvɛɻ.bjo/
- Hyphenation: pro‧vér‧bi‧o
Noun
provérbio m (plural provérbios)
- maxim; proverb, adage (phrase expressing a basic truth)
- Synonyms: adágio, ditado popular
- (biblical) a maxim in the Book of Proverbs
Synonyms
- (proverb): See Thesaurus:provérbio
Related terms
- proverbial
- proverbialidade
- proverbializar
- proverbialmente
- proverbiar