colônia

Meaning

1. (feminine) colony (region or governmental unit)
2. (feminine) a settlement of immigrants
3. (feminine) plantation
4. (feminine) eau de Cologne; cologne (type of perfume)

Hyphenated as

co‧lô‧ni‧a

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koˈlõ.ni.ɐ/

Etymology

From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier * quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).