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bom
Opposite of
ruim, desagradável, mau, mesquinho, amargo, pequeno, insignificante
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbõ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonos, earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bónus /bônus, a later borrowing. Compare Fala and Galician bo, Spanish bueno.
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