Masculine
aço
steel (alloy of iron and carbon)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈa.su/
Etymology
In summary
Back-formation from aceiro (“steely”), from Old Galician-Portuguese açeyro (14th century), from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs.
Related words
braseiro
parati
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