são
Sentences
Meaning
ser
Concepts
a sturdy man
healthy limb
sound part
the healthy limb
the sound part
good for you
in one’s right mind
Opposite of
doente, enfermo, demente, doido, insano, louco, antilógico, incorreto
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”). Doublet of sano. Cognate with Galician san and Spanish sano.
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