olho

Portuguese

/ˈo.ʎu/, /ˈɔ.ʎu/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) eye
  • (figuratively) eye, center (of a storm, etc.)
  • (culinary) a hole in cheese, bread or similar items
  • (geology) short for olho-d'água (spring, source)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese ollo (eye) inherited from Latin oclus, oculus (eye) inherited from Proto-Italic *okelos derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃okʷ-

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