centeio
Portuguese
centeio
Etymology
From Old Portuguese centẽo (“rye”), from Latin centēnum (“a hundred things”), from Latin centum (“a hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Cognate with Galician centeo, and Spanish centeno. Doublet of Centeno.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈtej.u/ [sẽˈteɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈtej.o/ [sẽˈteɪ̯.o]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽˈtɐj.u/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽˈtej.u/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽˈte.u/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [s̺ẽˈtej.u]
- Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
- Hyphenation: cen‧tei‧o
Noun
centeio m (plural centeios)
- rye (grass or its grains as food)
Related terms
- ergótico