rio

Signification

Noun

1. (masculine) river (large body of flowing water)
2. (figuratively,masculine) a large amount of anything

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of rir

Coupé comme

ri‧o

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʁi.u/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rio (“river”), from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“a small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.
Cognate with Galician río, Spanish río, Catalan riu, Occitan riu, French ru, Italian rio, rivo and Romanian râu.

Phrases

Os meninos estão escalando postes de madeira em um rio sujo .

Les garçons grimpent des poteaux en bois dans une rivière sale.