seio

Meaning

  1. (masculine) breast, bosom
  2. (masculine) womb
  3. (figuratively,masculine) center, heart
  4. (masculine) sinus
  5. (masculine,rare) chest
  6. (masculine) bay, gulf

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
sei‧o
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsej.u/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽo, from Latin sinus. Ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of seno and sino. Cognate with Galician seo, Spanish seno, and French sein.

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