contração
Portuguese
noun
Definitions
- contraction
- shrinkage
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contractiō, contractiōnem suffix from Portuguese contrair.
Origin
Portuguese
contrair
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- contractiō, contractiōnem Latin
- contrahere, contraho Latin
- contracción Spanish, Castilian
- contrair Portuguese
- contracción Galician