gelo

Noun

1. (masculine, uncountable) ice (frozen water)
2. (masculine) a cube or chunk of ice
3. (informal, masculine) coldness; cold (low temperature)
4. (figuratively, masculine) chill (a sudden sense of fear or anxiety)
5. (figuratively, masculine) coldness (lack of emotion)
6. (figuratively, masculine) a very cool place

Adj

whose colour is a shade of white like that of ice

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of gelar

gelar

1. (intransitive) to freeze (become solid due to low temperature)
2. (intransitive) to become cold
3. (transitive) to cause to become cold
4. (intransitive) to become dispassionate
5. (intransitive) to freeze (become motionless)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʒe.lu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: gelū

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese gelo, borrowed from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Displaced the inherited Old Portuguese geo.

Concepts

ice

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chill

frost

water ice

Synonyms

geada

Gelo

Sentences

Dois meninos correm em patins de gelo , enquanto outros assistem .

Two boys run on ice skates, while others watch.