melhor
Opposite of
pior
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meˈʎɔʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mellor, from Latin meliōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”). Compare Catalan millor, Spanish mejor, French meilleur, Italian migliore.
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