Portuguese
Masculine

sebo

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  1. (masculine) sebum (oily substance produced by glands of the skin)
  2. (masculine) tallow (hard animal fat)
  3. (broadly, masculine) grease; gunk; grime (sticky substance on the surface of things)

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈse.bu/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
sēbum
In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese sevo, from Latin sēbum (“tallow; suet”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”).

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