Egito
Meaning
- (masculine) Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
- (masculine) Egypt, Ancient Egypt (an ancient civilisation in the Nile Valley)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
E‧gi‧to
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eˈʒi.tu/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Egipto (“Egypt”), borrowed from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”).
Start learning Portuguese with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "Egito" and many other words and sentences in Portuguese.
Go to our Portuguese course page