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colono
colono
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ˈlo.no/
Noun
colono m (plural colonos)
- colonist (a founder or member of a colony)
- (Brazil) an immigrant farmer, especially from an European country
Synonyms
- (colonist) colonizador