Portuguese

Alternative forms

• comêço (obsolete)
• commeço (obsolete)
• commêço (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈme.su/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ˈme.su/, /ku.ˈme.su/
• Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Noun

começo m (plural começos)

1. beginning; commencement (the process of beginning, starting)

   O rei celebrou o começo de seu reino.‎

   The king celebrated the beginning of his reign.

2. beginning; start (the initial stages of something)

   Meu personagem favorito morreu logo no começo do livro.‎

   My favourite character died right at the start of the book.

Synonyms

• (start): início, princípio

Derived terms

• dar começo a

Etymology 2

See começar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈmɛ.su/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ˈmɛ.su/, /ku.ˈmɛ.su/
• Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Verb

começo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of começar