gelo

Portuguese

/ˈʒe.lu/, /ˈʒɛ.lu/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) ice frozen water
  • a cube or chunk of ice
  • (informal) coldness; cold low temperature
  • (figurative) chill a sudden sense of fear or anxiety
  • (figurative) coldness lack of emotion
  • (figurative) a very cool place

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese gelo borrowed from Latin gelū (frost, chill) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
☃️ ⛄️ ❄️ 🌊 🌡️ 🌨️ 🌩️ 🏔️ 💧 😅 😓 😰 😷 🥶 🧊

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