olho

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) eye
2. (figuratively,masculine) eye, center (of a storm, etc.)
3. (masculine) a hole in cheese, bread or similar items
4. (abbreviation,alt-of,masculine) short for olho-d'água (“spring, source”)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of olhar

Hyphenated as

o‧lho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈo.ʎu/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese olho (“eye”), from Vulgar Latin oclus (“eye”), from Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Italic *okelos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Doublet of óculo, a borrowing. Compare Galician ollo, Spanish ojo, French œil and Italian occhio.

Sentences

Qualquer que seja o olho , o coração acredita .

Whatever the eye, the heart believes.

De olho no pomar e outro no vinhedo .

Keeping an eye on the orchard and another on the vineyard.