milagre
Meaning
- (masculine) miracle (wonderful event attributed to supernatural powers)
- (masculine) miracle (fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
mi‧la‧gre
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/miˈla.ɡɾi/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese miragre, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin mīrāculum (“object of wonder”). Compare Spanish milagro. Doublet of miráculo, a more recent borrowing.
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